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Where does “categorification” come from?

categorification (English) comes from English category, from French catégorie, from German Kategorie, from Italian categoria, from Spanish categoría, from Portuguese categoria, from Late Latin categoria, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

categorification (English): A procedure that defines theorems in terms of...

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  1. A procedure that defines theorems in terms of...

Ancestry of “categorification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcategoryA group, often named or numbered, to which items...
2Frenchcatégoriecategory
3GermanKategoriecategory
4Italiancategoriacategory, topic; class
5Spanishcategoríacategory; standing, regard
6Portuguesecategoriacategory
7Late Latincategoriaclass of predicables; accusation; predicament
8Ancient Greekκατηγορίαcharge, accusation; predication, category
9Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
10Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
11Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
12Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “categorification”

  • decategorification
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