English
iotize
Iotize comes from Ancient Greek ἰωτίζω ‘I write with an iota’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰωτίζωiōtízō‘I write with an iota’
- Englishtodayiotize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰωτίζωiōtízō‘I write with an iota’
- Englishtodayiotize
The story
1854 pre-iotized, 1874 iotization, iotized, 1890 iotised, 1906 iotise. Adapted from Ancient Greek ἰωτίζω (iōtízō, “I write with an iota”).
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἰωτίζω
Today it means
verb To precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἰωτίζω / iotize