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Where does “sized” come from?

Sized comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix forming adjectives from verbs.

sized (English): Having a certain size. Usually used in...

Definitions

  1. Having a certain size. Usually used in...

Ancestry of “sized”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsizeAn assize; A regulation determining the amount of...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sized”

  • oversized
  • undersized
  • midsized
  • nanosized
  • unsized
  • monosized
  • microsized
  • multisized
  • equisized
  • unisized
  • missized
  • pea-sized
  • polysized
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