English
Latinize
Latinize comes from Latin latīnizō ‘to translate into Latin’, and goes back to Lat(ium).
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELat(ium)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CELatīnus‘Latin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatīnizō‘to translate into Latin’
- EnglishtodayLatinize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELat(ium)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CELatīnus‘Latin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatīnizō‘to translate into Latin’
- EnglishtodayLatinize
Equivalent to Latin + -ize
Latin Latium ‘the region around Rome’
Latin latīnus
Old French latin ‘Latin language’
Middle English Latyn
English Latin
Linked words
through Latin Latīnus ‘Latin’
Today it means
verb To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Lat(ium) / Latinize