Definition of etymologizing

Overview of noun etymologizing

The noun etymologizing has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. deriving, derivation, etymologizing

((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)

Overview of verb etymologize

The verb etymologize has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. etymologize, etymologise

(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")

2. etymologize, etymologise

(construct the history of words)