Etymology

liquidize

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Today it means: to make liquid usually referring to solid food in a food processor; liquefy. Full definition →

English liquid ← Middle English liquide ← Old French liquide
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
  4. Latinliqueō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinliquidu
  7. Old Frenchliquide
  8. Middle Englishliquide
  9. Englishliquid
  10. English todayliquidize

From liquid + -ize.

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