\Et`y*mol"o*gize\ (-j[imac]z), v. t. [Cf. F.
['e]tymologiser.]
To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive,
as a word. --Camden

\Et`y*mol"o*gize\, v. t.
To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from
their simple roots.
      How perilous it is to etymologize at random. --Trench.