Latinized

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Altered to reflect characteristics typical of the Latin language
2. Changed to align with the stylistic elements of Latin
3. Modified to have qualities or features typical of the Latin language ; transformed into Latin letters or a Latinized version of a name or word

Etymology: "Latinized" is the past tense and past participle of "latinize," so its history lies in the verb. The verb is formed from "Latin" with the suffix "-ize," a common way of turning a noun into a verb meaning to make something conform to or take on the character of that noun, as in "civilize" or "modernize." Its core sense is literal: to render a word, name or text in the Latin alphabet, or to give a foreign term a Latin form, and from there it broadened to cover changing a language, style or institution to resemble Latin.