Where does “americanitzar” come from?
americanitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan americà, from Catalan Amèrica, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
americanitzar (Catalan): to Americanize
Ancestry of “americanitzar”, step by step