Etymograph

English

greenize

From green + -ize.

Formed from green + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

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Proto-Germanic *grōniz

Proto-West Germanic *grōnī

Old English grēne

Middle English grene

English green

Today it means

verb To convert (a process, etc.) into a more environmentally friendly form.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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