Gothicize
/ˈɡɒθɪsaɪz/noun
To make Gothic in style, character, or appearance.
Did you know?The word is built on the name of the Goths, a real Germanic people whose name later became a cultural label for medieval revival, gloom, and eerie aesthetic power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Gutôz
“the Goths, a Germanic people”
Late Latin
Latin
Gothicus
“of the Goths; Gothic”
Middle French
French
gothique
“Gothic, medieval-style”
Early Modern English
English
gothic
“relating to the Goths; later, medieval or barbarous in style”
19th Century
English
gothicize
“to give something a Gothic character or style”
Modern English
English
gothicize
“to make Gothic in style, character, or appearance”