Where does “summarize” come from?
Summarize comes from English, derived from Latin summarius meaning of or pertaining to a sum, from Latin summa meaning the highest amount or total, from Latin summus meaning highest, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo meaning under or up from under.
summarize (English): To prepare a summary of; To give a recapitulation...
Definitions
- To prepare a summary of; To give a recapitulation...
Ancestry of “summarize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 2 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 3 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |