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etymologizing

etymologizing is the present participle and gerund 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

Phrases with etymologizing

Questions about etymologizing

What is etymologizing the present participle and gerund of?
Etymologizing is the present participle and gerund of etymologize.

Words near etymologizing in the dictionary

  1. etymologize
  2. etymologized
  3. etymologizer
  4. etymologizers
  5. etymologizes
  6. etymologizing
  7. etymology
  8. etymologyless
  9. etymon
  10. etymonic
  11. etymonically

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