myEtymology.com: English etymology of idolize

Etymology of the English word idolize

the English word idolize

derived from the English word idol

derived from the Old French word idole

derived from the Latin word idolum (idol-temple; idolatry, paganism; specter, apparition; image)

derived from the Greek word eidolon, εἴδωλον (an image (for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such)

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

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

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