Etymology

stigmatize

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Today it means: To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata. Full definition →

Medieval Latin stigmatizō ← Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō) ← Proto-Hellenic *stíd͏̌d͏̌ō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*stíd͏̌d͏̌ō
  3. Ancient Greekστῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō)
  4. Ancient Greekστίγμα (stígma)
  5. Ancient Greekστιγματίζω (stigmatízō)
  6. Medieval Latinstigmatizō
  7. English todaystigmatize

Borrowed from Medieval Latin stigmatizō (“to brand”), borrowed from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō), from στίγμα (stígma) + -ίζω (-ízō).

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