Where does “-ίζειν” come from?

-ίζειν (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.

-ίζειν (Ancient Greek): present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize

Ancestry of “-ίζειν”, 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 “-ίζειν”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -ίζω →