Etymology of the English word capitalize
the English word
capitalizeusing the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
derived from the English word
capitalderived from the Latin word
capitalis (of, belonging to head, life)
derived from the Latin word
caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
Derivations in English
capitalization,
decapitalize,
overcapitalize,
recapitalize,
undercapitalize,
capitalized,
capitalizingUsage
Word found in Modern English
