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Definition of Etymologize

Etymologize
Etymologize 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.

Meaning of Etymologize from wikipedia

- word in a manner appropriate to that perceived origin. This po****r etymologizing has had a powerful influence on the forms which words take. Examples...
- Palestinian territory occupied by Israel. The name "Jerusalem" is variously etymologized to mean "foundation (Semitic yry' 'to found, to lay a cornerstone') of...
- specifically from the word ádrār "mountain". Traditionally historical linguists etymologize the Ancient Gr**** word Ἄτλας (genitive: Ἄτλαντος) as comprised from co****tive...
- (מַלְאָךְ: Malakh). The account includes the renaming of Jacob as Israel (etymologized as "contends-with-God"). In the Genesis patriarchal narrative, Jacob...
- references are probably to the ancient Sohar. The city or region is typically etymologized in Arabic as deriving from ʿāmin or ʿamūn ('settled' people, as opposed...
- source. Among the ancient Gr****s, the term Amazon was po****rly folk etymologized as originating from the Gr**** ἀμαζός, amazos ('breastless'), from -a...
- consequently have a long history of controversy. The overly literal or etymologizing English translation "stem duchy" was coined in the early 20th century...
- were ****ociated with the colors red, white, and gold. Michael Janda etymologizes Aphrodite's name as an epithet of Eos meaning "she who rises from the...
- it as a forgery (Brook 2010, pp. 30, 41, n.75). The name is commonly etymologized as meaning "elk" in Türkic. Shapira identifies him with the Sabriel of...
- remains unknown. Credence in Polybius imposes certain limitations on etymologizing: if the language remains unknown, the meanings of the words, including...