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Where does “contextualize” come from?

Contextualize is an English verb formed from context with the suffix -ize, ultimately deriving from Latin contextus, Medieval Latin -izo, Ancient Greek -ίζειν, and Proto-Indo-European -idyéti.

contextualize (English): To place something or someone in a particular...

Definitions

  1. To place something or someone in a particular...

Ancestry of “contextualize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontextualOf, pertaining to, or depending on the context of...
2EnglishcontextThe surroundings, circumstances, environment,...
3Latincontextusweaving; joining; connection, coherence
4LatincontexoI weave, entwine or braid; I interweave, unite or...
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “contextualize”

  • recontextualize
  • decontextualize
  • contextualizer
  • decontextualizable
  • contextualizable
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