Where does “vitalizing” come from?
Vitalizing derives from English vitalize, from Old French vital, from Latin vitalis meaning "of life," from Latin -alis and Ancient Greek -ίζειν, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- meaning "to live."
vitalizing (English): present participle of vitalize
Definitions
- present participle of vitalize
Ancestry of “vitalizing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitalize | Alternative spelling of vitalise |
| 2 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 3 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 4 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 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 |