Where does “decentralize” come from?
Decentralize comes from English centralize, which derives from English central, from Latin centrālis, ultimately from Ancient Greek κέντρον meaning the pointed end of a compass or center point.
decentralize (English): To cause something to change from being...
Definitions
- To cause something to change from being...
Ancestry of “decentralize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centralize | To move things physically towards the centre; to... |
| 2 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 3 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 4 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |