-izà

Italian (Fiorentino)

/iˈ(d)za/

suffix

Definitions

Added to adjectives and nouns to form verbs; -ize.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -izāre derived from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ise, suffix for verbs, -ize) derived from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-idyé-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*-idiāre Latin
*-izo Latin
-izo Latin
-izāre Latin
-izō Latin
-izzare Italian
-iser French
-izar Spanish, Castilian
-ίζειν Ancient Greek
-ίζω Ancient Greek
*-idyé- Proto-Indo-European
-izar Portuguese
-izar Galician
-izēt Latvian
-izar Occitan
*-íďďō Proto-Hellenic

-izzare