myEtymology.com: English etymology of desilverize

Etymology of the English word desilverize

the English word desilverize

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

derived from the English word desilver

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word silver

derived from the Akkadian word ṣarpu

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *silubra-