'Aramaize' originates from Modern English, specifically formed from 'Aramaic' + the verbal suffix '-ize' (from Greek '-izein' via Latin/French), where '-ize' meant 'to make or become'.

'Aramaize' is a Modern English coinage combining the name 'Aramaic' (itself from the Aramaeans) with the productive English suffix '-ize'; the suffix entered English via Old French and Latin and has been used to form verbs meaning 'to make X' or 'to render X'.

Initially coined to mean 'to render into Aramaic' (i.e., translate into the Aramaic language); over time its use can also extend to 'to give Aramaic characteristics' or 'to adapt stylistically to Aramaic', but the core sense remains 'make into Aramaic'.