myEtymology.com: English etymology of revolutionize

Etymology of the English word revolutionize

the English word revolutionize

derived from the English word revolution

derived from the Old French word revolution

derived from the Latin word revolutio (revolution, rotation, revolving)

derived from the Latin word revolutus

derived from the Latin word revolvere (throw back, roll back)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Classical Latin word volvere (to roll; envelop, wrap up; unroll; roll along, forward; move sinuously; roll, cause to roll; travel in circle)

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

derived from the Latin word revolutum

derived from the Latin word revolvere (throw back, roll back)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Classical Latin word volvere (to roll; envelop, wrap up; unroll; roll along, forward; move sinuously; roll, cause to roll; travel in circle)

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

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

Derivations in English

revolutioniezed, revolutionizing