English
linearize
From linear + -ize.
A compound of linear + -ize
Proto-Italic *līnom
Latin līnum ‘flax’
Latin līneus ‘flaxen’
Latin līnea ‘line’
Latin līneāris ‘line-’
English linear
Today it means
verb To render an object linear.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / linearize