Where does “-izo” come from?

-izo (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-izo (Latin): Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives

Definitions

  1. Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives

Ancestry of “-izo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
2Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
3Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-izo

Every word from Chichewa iye