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Where does “overinternalize” come from?

overinternalize (English) comes from English internalize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.

overinternalize (English): To tend to take responsibility for things one...

Definitions

  1. To tend to take responsibility for things one...

Ancestry of “overinternalize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinternalizeTo make something internal; to incorporate it in...
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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