English adds verb-forming -ize to etymology.
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etymologize
discover, formulate, state, or study etymologies
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · late 14th c.–todayetymology
the history and origin of a word
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The name of the inquiry becomes the act of discovering, stating, or studying etymologies.
The transitive use is reported from 1532 or the 1530s; intransitive use is reported from the 1650s.
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Etymologize — Merriam-Webster.com DictionaryDefinitions and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Defines transitive and intransitive uses and reports 1532.
Etymologize — Online Etymology Dictionary1530s; etymology + -ize; intransitive from 1650s
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the productive English formation and sense chronology.
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