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Where does “-iser” come from?

-iser (Middle French) comes from Latin -izō, 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.

-iser (Middle French): -ize

Definitions

  1. -ize

Ancestry of “-iser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-izō—
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-iser”

  • summarize
  • modernization
  • generalization
  • apologize
  • liberalization
  • localization
  • socialization
  • specialization
  • criticize
  • visualize
  • standardization
  • stabilize
  • conceptualization
  • categorization
  • capitalization
  • ionization
  • hybridization
  • urbanization
  • normalization
  • customize
  • victimization
  • criticizing
  • crystallization
  • generalize
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