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
- To speak or to use words to express; To adapt as...
Ancestry of “verbalize”, step by step
verbalize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French verbaliser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | verbaliser | to verbalize, to put into words; to make a... |
| 2 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 3 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 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 |
via English verbal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verbal | Of or relating to words; Concerned with the... |
| 2 | Old French | verbal | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | verbalis | belonging to a word; wordy, verbal |
| 4 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |