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Where does “initializer” come from?

Initializer comes from English initialize, derived from English initial, from Old French -er and Latin -are verb-forming suffixes, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

initializer (English): One who, or that which, initializes

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, initializes

Ancestry of “initializer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinitializeTo assign initial values to something; To assign...
2English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
3Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
4Middle French-iser-ize
5Latin-izō—
6Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
8Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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