colloquialize

Questions

How do you pronounce colloquialize?

The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlaɪz/.

What does colloquialize mean?

To render colloquial.

Where does colloquialize come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle English colloquies English colloquy Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colloquial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colloquialize From colloquial + -ize.

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