Where does “intronize” come from?
intronize (Middle English) comes from Middle French intronizer, from Old French entronisier, from Late Latin inthronizare, from Ancient Greek ἐνθρονίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “intronize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | intronizer | — |
| 2 | Old French | entronisier | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | inthronizare | to inthronize |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθρονίζειν | to enthrone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 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 |
Words derived from “intronize”