Etymology of the English word emphasize
the English word
emphasizederived from the English word
emphasisderived from the Latin word
emphasis (emphasis; stress)
derived from the Greek word
emphasis, ἔμφασις
derived from the Greek word
emphaineinderived from the Late Greek word
phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Derivations in English
underemphasize,
emphasized,
emphasizingUsage
Word found in Modern English
