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etymologized

etymologized is the simple past and past participle of etymologize.

Meaning of etymologize

Verb

etymologize (third-person singular simple present etymologizes, present participle etymologizing, simple past and past participle etymologized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To find or provide the etymology for a word.
    • It has long been noted that the Sardinian toponymy and lexicon contain numerous elements that cannot satisfactorily be etymologized within Latin.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 7

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Phrases with etymologized

Questions about etymologized

What is etymologized the simple past and past participle of?
Etymologized is the simple past and past participle of etymologize.

Words near etymologized in the dictionary

  1. etymologists
  2. etymologizable
  3. etymologization
  4. etymologizations
  5. etymologize
  6. etymologized
  7. etymologizer
  8. etymologizers
  9. etymologizes
  10. etymologizing
  11. etymology

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