-izēt

Latvian

suffix
Definitions
  • Usually added to foreign nouns or adjectives to form verbs with the sense "to make (something) be (what is denoted by the original noun or adjective)".

Etymology

Derived from Latin -izāre derived from Ancient Greek -ίζειν.

Origin

Ancient Greek

-ίζειν

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