etymologize

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: et=y=mol=o=gize

CIDE DICTIONARY

etymologize, v. t. [Cf. F. étymologiser.].

 To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.  Camden  [1913 Webster]

etymologize, v. t. 

 To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.  [1913 Webster]
"How perilous it is to etymologize at random."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

etymologize, v. (also -ise)
1 tr. give or trace the etymology of.
2 intr. study etymology.

Etymology

med.L etymologizare f. L etymologia (as ETYMOLOGY)