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Meaning of etymologize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To find or provide the etymology for a word.

ambitransitive

Equivalents

Cymraeg tarddu
Deutsch etymologisieren etymologisieren
Español etimologizar
Suomi etymologisoida etymologisoida
Français étymologiser
Italiano etimologizzare
Русский этимологизи́ровать
Svenska etymologisera

Examples

“It has long been noted that the Sardinian toponymy and lexicon contain numerous elements that cannot satisfactorily be etymologized within Latin.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

etymologized etymologizes etymologizing eucharistise eucharistised eucharistises

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