etymologize
/,ɛtə'mɑlə,dʒaɪz/
verb
11 letters5 syllables26 points in Scrabble®28 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Construct the history of words.
2
Give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word).
“The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly”
WORD FORMS
Related formetymologizing
Related formetymology
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®26 points
Words With Friends®28 points
Double word52 points
Triple word78 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetymologizeway
Starts & ends withE … E
Syllableset · y · mol · o · gize
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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