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Where does “χαρακτηρίζω” come from?

χαρακτηρίζω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

χαρακτηρίζω (Ancient Greek): to designate by a characteristic mark

Definitions

  1. to designate by a characteristic mark

Ancestry of “χαρακτηρίζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
2Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
3Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “χαρακτηρίζω”

  • characteristic
  • characterization
  • characterize
  • characteristically
  • uncharacteristic
  • uncharacteristically
  • recharacterization
  • recharacterize
  • mischaracterization
  • characterizable
  • mischaracterize
  • characterizer
  • noncharacteristic
  • characteristicness
  • uncharacterizable
  • uncharacterisable
  • bicharacteristic
  • characterizability
  • demand characteristic
  • equicharacteristic
  • noncharacteristically
  • uncharacterizability
  • semicharacteristic
  • characteristicus
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