Where does “cyanize” come from?
cyanize (English) comes from English kyanize, from English Kyan, from English can, from Spanish can, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
cyanize (English): To convert into cyanide; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- To convert into cyanide; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “cyanize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kyanize | To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a... |
| 2 | English | Kyan | — |
| 3 | English | can | To know how to; to be able to; May; to be... |
| 4 | Spanish | can | dog, hound |
| 5 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |