Past tense of etymologize; traced or explained the origin and history of words.
The past tense form of etymologize (American spelling), regularly conjugated with -ed ending. Standard in American linguistic literature since the 19th century.
When scholars etymologized 'posh,' they found it probably came from 'Port Out Starboard Home' (the cool side of ships), though this folk etymology is actually disputed among modern etymologists.
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