English
elliptize
From elliptic + -ize.
Formed from elliptic + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave behind’
Ancient Greek λείπω ‘to leave’
Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω ‘I leave out, omit’
Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός ‘defective’
English elliptic
Today it means
verb (To cause) to become elliptic or elliptical.
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Etymograph / elliptize