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Where does “assimilation” come from?

Assimilation comes from Medieval Latin assimilatio, a noun formed from the verb assimilare meaning to make similar.

assimilation (English): The act of assimilating or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of assimilating or the state of being...

Ancestry of “assimilation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinassimilatioAlternative form of assimulātiō

Words derived from “assimilation”

  • assimilationist
  • assimilationism
  • disassimilation
  • reassimilation
  • malassimilation
  • antiassimilationist
  • antiassimilation
  • assimilational
Every word from Medieval Latin assimilatio →