Where does “mangonize” come from?
mangonize (English) comes from Latin mangonizo, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
mangonize (English): To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing
Definitions
- To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing
Ancestry of “mangonize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mangonizo | to deck or adorn (wares for sale) |
| 2 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |