aerobicize

English

Alternative forms

• aerobicise (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *-r

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr

Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)

French aérobie

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English aerobic

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 aerobicize

From aerobic + -ize.

Verb

aerobicize (third-person singular simple present aerobicizes, present participle aerobicizing, simple past and past participle aerobicized)

1. (intransitive) To perform aerobics.