Where does “polizare” come from?

polizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian poliza, from Romanian polizor, from French polissoir, from French -oir, from Latin -ere, from Proto-Italic -ezi, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

polizare (Romanian): polishing

Definitions

  1. polishing

Ancestry of “polizare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpolizato grind
2Romanianpolizorgrinder
3Frenchpolissoira polissoir
4French-oirA suffix used on verbs to form masculine words...
5Latin-ereinfinitive forming suffix; second-person singular...
6Proto-Italic-ezi
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -ίζω