Where does “vvittimizza” come from?

vvittimizza (Maltese) comes from Italian vittimizzare, 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.

vvittimizza (Maltese): to victimize

Definitions

  1. to victimize

Ancestry of “vvittimizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvittimizzareto victimize or bully
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