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etymologize
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Construct the history of words
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Construct the history of words
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Give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
“The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly”
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The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly
Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing
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