Where does “fraternize” come from?
Fraternize comes from French fraterniser, meaning to associate as brothers or equals.
fraternize (English): To associate with others in a brotherly or...
Definitions
- To associate with others in a brotherly or...
Ancestry of “fraternize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fraterniser | to fraternize |
| 2 | Latin | frāternus | — |
| 3 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 4 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “fraternize”