etymologizing 详细解释

etymologizing

[.eti'mɔlədʒaiz]

[ etymologizing ]

v. 探溯语源, 研究语源

词形变化

动词过去式: etymologized | 动词过去分词: etymologized | 动词现在分词: etymologizing | 动词第三人称单数: etymologizes |

英英释义

名词 etymologizing:

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

同义词:deriving, derivation

动词 etymologize:

give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)

同义词:etymologize, etymologise

construct the history of words

同义词:etymologize, etymologise