Where does “umanizza” come from?

umanizza (Maltese) comes from Italian umanizzare, from Italian -izzare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

umanizza (Maltese): to humanize

Definitions

  1. to humanize

Ancestry of “umanizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianumanizzareto humanize; to civilize
2Italian-izzareAdded to adjectives and nouns to form verbs; -ize
3Latin-izāre—
4Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Italian -izzare →