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Where does “-izare” come from?

-izare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, 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.

-izare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *-izō; second-person...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *-izō; second-person...

Ancestry of “-izare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
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 “-izare”

  • establishment
  • civilization
  • civilisation
  • fertilizer
  • standardization
  • democratization
  • fertilization
  • harmonize
  • rationalization
  • characterise
  • harmonization
  • rationalize
  • apologise
  • privatisation
  • standardize
  • paralyzing
  • paralyze
  • fertilize
  • civilizational
  • verbalize
  • civilize
  • patronising
  • reestablishment
  • visualise
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