Etymograph

English

juvenilize

From juvenile + -ize.

Formed from juvenile + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force, life, age, eternity’

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō ‘young’

Proto-Italic *juwō ‘young’

Latin iuvenis ‘young’

Latin iuvenīlis ‘youthful’

English juvenile

Today it means

verb To maintain in a juvenile state.

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

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