Et′y‐mol″o‐gize, v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.