The word 'vitalize' is a modern English formation built upon classical components. Its core, the Latin root vit- (from vita, meaning "life"), can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root gʷei̯- meaning "to live". This root is the ultimate source for a vast family of life-related words across Indo-European languages. The suffix -al was added to form the adjective 'vital', meaning "of or pertaining to life". Finally, the productive verb-forming suffix -ize was attached, directly converting the concept into an action meaning "to make something have the qualities of life". Thus, the literal morphemic logic "to make pertaining to life" evolved seamlessly into the modern abstract sense of imbuing something with energy and vigor.

Structure: vit (life) + al (relating to) + ize (to make) - vit: From Latin vita (life). Serves as the core root conveying the concept of life. - al: A suffix of Latin origin (-alis), forming adjectives meaning "relating to" or "pertaining to". - ize: A verb-forming suffix from Greek (-izein via Latin -izare), meaning "to render, to make, to become".