verb (-gized; -gizing) Date: circa 1530 transitive verb to discover, formulate, or state an etymology for, intransitive verb to study or formulate etymologies
ETYMOLOGIZE
Meaning of ETYMOLOGIZE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012