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Where does “verbalize” come from?

Verbalize comes from French verbaliser, formed with the French suffix -iser from Latin -izare, ultimately from Latin verbum meaning "word" and the Proto-Indo-European root wer-.

verbalize (English): To speak or to use words to express; To adapt as...

Definitions

  1. To speak or to use words to express; To adapt as...

Ancestry of “verbalize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverbaliserto verbalize, to put into words; to make a...
2French-iser-ise/-ize
3Old French-iser-ize
4Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
5Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
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

Words derived from “verbalize”

  • verbalization
  • verbalizable
  • verbalizer
  • deverbalization
  • unverbalizable
  • deverbalize
  • verbalisation
  • verbalizing
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