Etymology of the English word miniaturize
the English word
miniaturizederived from the English word
miniaturederived from the Italian word
miniaturaderived from the Italian word
miniarederived from the Medieval Latin word
miniarederived from the Latin word
minium (native cinnabar; red lead, vermilion)
derived from the Italian word
miniaturederived from the Medieval Latin word
miniatura (miniature; midget)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
miniarederived from the Latin word
minium (native cinnabar; red lead, vermilion)
using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Derivations in English
microminiaturize,
subminiaturizeUsage
Word found in Modern English