Etymology of the English word diagonalize
the English word
diagonalizederived from the English word
diagonalderived from the Vulgar Latin word
diagonalis (diagonal, from one angle to an opposite)
derived from the Latin word
diagonus (diagonal line, line from one angle to an opposite)
derived from the Greek word
diagoniosusing the Medieval Greek prefix
dia-, δια-
derived from the Greek word
dia, διά (through, between)
derived from the Greek word
gonia, γωνία (angle; an angle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genu-using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Usage
Word found in Modern English
