etymologize
ety·mo·lo·gize
verb
1.
give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
- “The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly”
- “Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing”
Origin
From etymology + -ize.
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