Where does “decolonization” come from?
Decolonization comes from English colonization preceded by the prefix de-, ultimately from Latin de meaning "from" or "away," derived from Proto-Indo-European de.
decolonization (English): The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status...
Definitions
- The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status...
Ancestry of “decolonization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colonization | The process of establishing a colony; The process... |
| 2 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |