Etymology of the English word tetanize
the English word
tetanizederived from the English word
tetanusderived from the Latin word
tetanus (neck-cramp)
derived from the Greek word
tetanos, τέτανος
derived from the Greek word
teino, τείνω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-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
