Where does “sterilizing” come from?
Sterilizing derives from English sterile, from Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis meaning barren, traced to Proto-Indo-European ster- with the verb-forming suffix -ίζειν from Ancient Greek.
sterilizing (English): present participle of sterilize
Definitions
- present participle of sterilize
Ancestry of “sterilizing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sterilize | To deprive of the ability to procreate; To make... |
| 2 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 3 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 4 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |