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verb
To find or provide the etymology for a word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
construct the history of words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: etymologise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reconstruct, construct, retrace
verb
give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: etymologise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: derive, educe
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *set-? Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? Ancient Greek ἔτυμος (étumos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)bor. Latin etymologiader. Old French ethimologiebor. Middle English ethymologie English etymology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English etymologize From etymology + -ize.
Across languages
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