give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
同义词:etymologise
construct the history of words
同义词:etymologise
etymologize详细解释
et.y.mol.o.gize v.(动词)et.y.mol.o.gized,et.y.mol.o.giz.ing,et.y.mol.o.giz.es v.tr.(及物动词)To trace and state the etymology of.追溯字的词源:追溯、阐述或说明…的词源v.intr.(不及物动词)To give or suggest the etymology of a word.研究词源,阐述词源:给出或提示一个词的词源