10 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
originEtymology tree English Italian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Italianize From Italian (“of or pertaining to Italy”) + -ize (“to make”).
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