Where does “stigmatize” come from?
Stigmatize comes from Medieval Latin stigmatizo, from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω, derived from the noun στίγμα meaning mark or brand, ultimately from the root στίζω meaning to prick or tattoo.
stigmatize (English): To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to...
Definitions
- To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to...
Ancestry of “stigmatize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | stigmatizo | to brand |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στιγματίζω | to mark |
| 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 |