myEtymology.com: English etymology of formalize

Etymology of the English word formalize

the English word formalize

derived from the English word formal

derived from the Latin word formalis (formal; theoretical; titular; serving as model)

derived from the Latin word forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)

derived from the Greek word forma

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