'etymologise' definitions:
Definition of 'etymologise'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: etymologize, etymologise]
verb
Construct the history of words [syn: etymologize, etymologise]