Where does “legitimizare” come from?

legitimizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian legitimiza, from English legitimize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.

legitimizare (Romanian): legitimation

Definitions

  1. legitimation

Ancestry of “legitimizare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlegitimizato legitimize
2EnglishlegitimizeTo make legitimate
3English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
4Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
5Middle French-iser-ize
6Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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