myEtymology.com: English etymology of alphabetize

Etymology of the English word alphabetize

the English word alphabetize

derived from the English word alphabet

derived from the Late Latin word alphabetum (alphabet)

derived from the Greek word alphabetos

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν