Where does “civiliza” come from?
civiliza (Romanian) comes from French civiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
civiliza (Romanian): to civilize
Definitions
- to civilize
Ancestry of “civiliza”, step by step
civiliza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French civiliser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | civiliser | To civilize |
| 2 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 3 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 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 |
via French civilise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | civilise | first-person singular present indicative of... |