Usually means: Analyzing the origin of words.
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  1. etymologizing: Merriam-Webster
  2. etymologizing: Collins English Dictionary
  3. etymologizing: Vocabulary.com
  4. etymologizing: Wiktionary
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  6. etymologizing: Rhymezone
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▸ noun:  (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase


Opposite:
demythologizing, deconstructing, debunking

Types:
philology, etymology, linguistics, more...

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Opposite:
demythologizing, deconstructing, debunking

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