English
epithetize
From epithet + -ize.
Formed from epithet + -ize
Ancient Greek τίθημι ‘to put’
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Ancient Greek ἐπίθετος ‘additional’
Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον ‘epithet, adjective’
Latin epitheton
Middle French épithète
English epithet
Today it means
verb To name using an epithet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / epithetize