Etymology of the English word spirantize
the English word
spirantizederived from the English word
spirantderived from the Latin word
spiransderived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
derived from the Latin word
fricativusderived from the Latin word
fricatus (rubbing-down)
derived from the Late Latin word
fricare (rub, chafe)
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
