myEtymology.com: English etymology of metabolize

Etymology of the English word metabolize

the English word metabolize

derived from the English word metabolism

derived from the Greek word metabole, μεταβολή (change)

derived from the Greek word metaballein, μεταβάλλω (to throw over; (middle voice figuratively) to turn about in opinion)

derived from the Greek word ballein, βάλλω (to throw)

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

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

Word found in Modern English