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verb give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
verb construct the history of words
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek ἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)bor. Latin etymologiader. Old French ethimologiebor. Middle English ethymologie English etymology English -ise English etymologise From etymology + -ise.
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