myEtymology.com: English etymology of formalizing

Etymology of the English word formalizing

the English word formalizing

derived from 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