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Where does “-isation” come from?

-isation (English) comes from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

-isation (English): alternative form of -ization

Definitions

  1. alternative form of -ization

Ancestry of “-isation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
2Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
3Old French-ation-ation
4Latin-ātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “-isation”

  • characterisation
  • revascularization
  • Europeanization
  • harmonisation
  • categorisation
  • victimisation
  • Europeanisation
  • secularisation
  • equalisation
  • professionalisation
  • regularisation
  • marketisation
  • materialisation
  • randomisation
  • popularisation
  • defamiliarization
  • parameterisation
  • medicalisation
  • discretisation
  • vaporisation
  • revascularisation
  • racialisation
  • symbolisation
  • demonisation
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