myEtymology.com: English etymology of energize

Etymology of the English word energize

the English word energize

derived from the English word energy

derived from the Latin word energia (energy; efficiency)

derived from the Greek word energeia, ἐνέργεια (efficiency ('energy'))

derived from the Greek word energes, ἐνεργής (active, operative)

derived from the Late Greek word ergon, ἔργον (work)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werg-

derived from the French word energy

derived from the Greek word energeia, ἐνέργεια (efficiency ('energy'))

derived from the Greek word energes, ἐνεργής (active, operative)

derived from the Late Greek word ergon, ἔργον (work)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werg-

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