'universalize' originates from the Latin word 'universalis,' where 'uni-' meant 'one' and 'versus' meant 'turned.'

'universalis' transformed into the French word 'universel,' and eventually became the modern English word 'universalize' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make something one or whole,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to make something applicable to all cases.'