Etymology of the English word rationalize
the English word
rationalizederived from the English word
rationalderived from the Old French word
racionelderived from the Latin word
rationalis (measurable; that has a ratio; knowing rationally; rational, of, possessing reason; theoretician; accountant)
derived from the Latin word
ratio (account, reckoning, invoice)
derived from the Latin word
ratus (established, authoritative; fixed; rat)
derived from the Latin word
reri (think, regard; deem)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Usage
Word found in Modern English
