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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -etymologizing-, *etymologizing*, etymologiz
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WordNet (3.0)
etymologize(v) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word), Syn. etymologise
etymologize(v) construct the history of words, Syn. etymologise
deriving(n) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase, Syn. etymologizing, derivation

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Etymologize

v. t. [ Cf. F. étymologiser. ] To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden [ 1913 Webster ]

Etymologize

v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. [ 1913 Webster ]

How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

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