Etymology of the English word canonize
the English word canonize
derived from the English word canon
using the English suffix -ize
derived from the Latin word canonizare (canonize, elevate to sainthood; include in canon of Scripture)
derived from the Latin word canon (canon, ecclesiastical title; member of canonry; canon, norm, rule; catalog of sacred writings admitted by rule, the_Canon; cannon; sounding-board, channel of water organ; model)
derived from the Greek word kanon, κανών (a rule ('canon'); a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary; a sphere (of activity))
derived from the Greek word kanonizein, κανονίζειν
derived from the Greek word kanon, κανών (a rule ('canon'); a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary; a sphere (of activity))