Where does “urbanizza” come from?

urbanizza (Maltese) comes from Italian urbanizzare, 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.

urbanizza (Maltese): to urbanize

Definitions

  1. to urbanize

Ancestry of “urbanizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianurbanizzareto urbanize
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 iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Italian -izzare