etymologise
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Greek word 'etumologia', from 'etumon', true sense, and 'logia', study.
مثال
- He likes to etymologise words in his spare time.
- The linguist etymologised the term to its original Greek roots.
- It's fascinating to etymologise and discover the origins of words.
ترکیبهای رایج
Etymologise a word Etymologise a term Etymologise a phrase
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) “The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly” “Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s something”
- construct the history of words “Somebody ----s”