Etymology

uniformize

uni·form·ize
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Today it means: To make uniform; to make the same throughout. Full definition →

English uniform ← Middle French uniforme ← Latin uniformis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  8. Latinfōrma
  9. Latinuniformis
  10. Middle Frenchuniforme
  11. Englishuniform
  12. English todayuniformize

From uniform + -ize.

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