myEtymology.com: English etymology of fertilized

Etymology of the English word fertilized

the English word fertilized

derived from the English word fertilize

derived from the English word fertile

derived from the Latin word fertilis (fertile, fruitful; abundant)

derived from the Latin word ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)

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

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