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Where does “decentraliser” come from?

decentraliser (English) comes from English decentralise, from English centralise, from English -ise, from Middle English -ise, from Old French -ise, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

decentraliser (English): A person who advocates decentralisation

Definitions

  1. A person who advocates decentralisation

Ancestry of “decentraliser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecentraliseTo cause something to change from being...
2EnglishcentraliseAlternative spelling of centralize
3English-iseAlternative form of -ize; Suffix used in...
4Middle English-iseAlternative form of -yssh
5Old French-iseused to form feminine nouns, often denoting a...
6Latin-itia-ness, -ity
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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