Where does “decategorification” come from?

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

decategorification (English): The reverse process of categorification: The...

Definitions

  1. The reverse process of categorification: The...

Ancestry of “decategorification”, step by step

decategorification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English categorification

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcategorificationA procedure that defines theorems in terms of...
2EnglishcategoryA group, often named or numbered, to which items...
3Frenchcatégoriecategory
4GermanKategoriecategory
5Italiancategoriacategory, topic; class
6Spanishcategoríacategory; standing, regard
7Portuguesecategoriacategory
8Late Latincategoriaclass of predicables; accusation; predicament
9Ancient Greekκατηγορίαcharge, accusation; predication, category
10Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
11Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
12Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via English de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeTo do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A...
2Chinese
3Mandarin德意志
4GermanDeutschGerman
5Old High Germandiutsch
6Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
7Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
8Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
9Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
10Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti