Where does “unmaximize” come from?

unmaximize (English) comes from English maximize, 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.

unmaximize (English): To restore from a maximized state

Definitions

  1. To restore from a maximized state

Ancestry of “unmaximize”, step by step

unmaximize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maximize

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmaximizeto make as large as possible; to expand to fill...
2English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
3Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
4Middle French-iser-ize
5Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
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

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Chichewa iye
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