Where does “immortalize” come from?
Immortalize comes from English immortal, from Latin immortalis meaning "not subject to death," formed from Latin in- "not" and mortalis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne "not" and h₁én "to be."
immortalize (English): Alternative spelling of immortalise; To remove...
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- Alternative spelling of immortalise; To remove...
Ancestry of “immortalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 2 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 3 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “immortalize”