Etymologize

/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒaɪz/ verb

Definition

To trace, determine, or explain the origin and history of a word.

Etymology

From etymology + -ize (American spelling of -ise, meaning to make or perform). The American spelling standardized in the 19th century and remains dominant in contemporary usage.

Kelly Says

When you etymologize words, you discover unexpected connections like 'sherbet' and 'sorbet' being the same Arabic-origin word that traveled different paths into English.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ origine
meh or-i-jee-neh
ARالعربية
تحليل الأصول
tah-lee-l al-as-sul
BNবাংলা
অর্থপূর্ণ
or-tho-poor-n
CACatalà
etimologia
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-ah
CSČeština
etymologizovat
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zoh-vat
DADansk
etymologisere
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-seh-re
DEDeutsch
etymologisieren
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zen
ELΕλληνικά
ετυμολογική
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-kee
ESEspañol
etimologizar
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zar
FAفارسی
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
FISuomi
etymologisoida
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-soi-dah
FRFrançais
étymologiser
et-ee-moh-loh-zhee-ser
GUGU
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
HAHA
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
HEעברית
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
HIहिन्दी
शब्द-निर्माण
shabd-nirman
HUMagyar
etimológizálni
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-za-lni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menelusuri asal kata
me-ne-lu-su-ri a-sal ka-ta
IGIG
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
ITItaliano
etimologizzare
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zar-reh
JA日本語
語源を分析する
go-gen-wo bun-an-suru
KKKK
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
KMKM
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
KO한국어
어원을 분석하다
eo-won-eul bun-an-ha-da
MRMR
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
MSBahasa Melayu
etimologi
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ba-p-yaw
NLNederlands
etymologiseren
eh-tee-moh-loh-zee-reh-ren
NONorsk
etymologisere
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-seh-re
PAPA
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
PLPolski
etymologizować
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zoh-vat
PTPortuguês
etimologizar
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zar
RORomână
etimologiza
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zah
RUРусский
этимологизировать
e-tee-moh-loh-gee-zee-ri-t
SVSvenska
etymologisera
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-seh-ra
SWKiswahili
etymologizing
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zing
TAதமிழ்
தமிழ்
thamizh
TEతెలుగు
శబ్దోత్పత్తి
shabdo-utpatti
THไทย
วิเคราะห์ที่มา
wee-kra-or-ah tee-ma
TLTL
etymologizing
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zing
TRTürkçe
etimolojik olarak
eh-tee-moh-loh-jik oh-lah
UKУкраїнська
етимологізувати
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee-zoo-vat-i
URاردو
لفظیات
laf-zi-yat
VITiếng Việt
phân tích nguồn gốc
phan-tich nguon-go
YOYO
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee
ZH中文
词源分析
cí yuán fēn xī
ZUZU
etymology
eh-tee-moh-loh-gee

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