7 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
verb reduce to lay status
originEtymology tree English laic 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 laicize From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix).
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