etymologizing
- noun
- /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒaɪzɪŋ/
- Specialized
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etimologización
- The professor's etymologizing revealed surprising connections between English and ancient Greek.
Examples
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His passionate etymologizing kept the seminar engaged for hours.
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The professor enjoys etymologizing unfamiliar words.
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Many dictionaries include brief etymologizing after each entry.
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Did you hear her etymologizing that term?
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Many dictionaries include brief etymologizing after each entry.
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His passionate etymologizing kept the seminar engaged for hours.
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The professor's etymologizing revealed surprising connections between English and ancient Greek.
Synonyms
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7.7
The study of where words come from and how they change
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6.0
Making a new word from another word by adding a letter or ending
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
etymologizing = etymologize (transparent) = etymology + ize + ing
Regular gerund formation from the verb 'etymologize' (itself derived from 'etymology'); the action/state meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word etymologizing comes from the Greek root etymon meaning 'true' and the ending -logia meaning 'study', as in biology. So, etymologizing is the act of looking for a word's 'true' origin or history.