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Where does “Amerindianization” come from?

Amerindianization (English) comes from English Amerindian, from English american, from English -n, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Amerindianization (English): The act or process of becoming Amerindian

Definitions

  1. The act or process of becoming Amerindian

Ancestry of “Amerindianization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmerindianAn American Indian
2Englishamerican—
3English-nAlternative form of -en; API; Alternative form of...
4Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
5Proto-Norse-īna-—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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