-ize

English

/-aɪz/

suffix

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -isen (-ize, -ise) derived from Middle French -iser (-ize) derived from Latin -izō (-ize) derived from Ancient Greek -ίζειν derived from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-idyé-

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