notarized
UK[ˈnəʊtəraɪzd]US[ˈnoʊtəraɪzd]
adj
(of a document or signature) having been certified by a notary public as genuine.
verb (past tense)
to have (a document or signature) officially certified by a notary public.
Morpheme Breakdown
not
arize
ed
not
mark
arize
verb suffix
ed
adjective/past participle suffix
Etymology
the word 'notarized' originates from the medieval latin 'notarius', meaning a clerk or secretary, which itself derives from the classical latin 'nota', signifying a mark or sign. the suffix '-ize' was appended to form the verb 'notarize', meaning to authenticate with a notary's mark, a process borrowed from the greek '-izein' verb-forming convention. the addition of the english past participle suffix '-ed' creates an adjective describing a document that has undergone this formal certification process, thus linking the ancient concept of an authoritative mark to the modern legal act of authentication by a commissioned official.
Analysis
Structure: not (mark) + arize (verb suffix) + ed (adjective/past participle suffix)
- not: from latin 'nota', meaning a mark, sign, or note. serves as the core root indicating a mark of authentication.
- arize: a verb-forming suffix derived from latin '-izare' and greek '-izein', meaning 'to make, to become, to render'.
- ed: an english suffix forming the past tense and past participle of verbs, also used to create adjectives from verbs.
Examples
the loan agreement must be notarized to be legally valid.
she submitted the notarized copy of her birth certificate to the embassy.
we had the documents notarized at the local bank.