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Where does “demutualization” come from?

demutualization (English) comes from English mutualization, from English mutual, from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

demutualization (English): The act or process of demutualizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of demutualizing

Ancestry of “demutualization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmutualizationThe act or process of mutualizing
2EnglishmutualHaving the same relationship, each to each other;...
3Middle Frenchmutuelmutual
4Latinmūtuus—
5LatinmutoI move, remove; I alter, change, modify,...
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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