'anglicize' originates from English, specifically from the word 'Anglic', where 'Anglic' referred to 'English' and the suffix '-ize' meant 'to make or become'.

'Anglicize' was formed in the 19th century from 'Anglic' + '-ize', and eventually became the modern English word 'anglicize'.

Initially, it meant 'to make English in form or character', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.