Where does “fertilize” come from?
Fertilize comes from French fertiliser, derived from Latin fertilis meaning fertile, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to bear or carry.
fertilize (English): To make more fertile by adding nutrients to it;...
Definitions
- To make more fertile by adding nutrients to it;...
Ancestry of “fertilize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fertiliser | to fertilize |
| 2 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 3 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “fertilize”