Where does “deterioration” come from?
Deterioration comes from French détérioration, from Late Latin deterioratio, combining Latin deterior (worse) with the Latin suffix -tio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ti- and -tis forming abstract nouns.
deterioration (English): The process of making or growing worse, or the...
Definitions
- The process of making or growing worse, or the...
Ancestry of “deterioration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | détérioration | deterioration |
| 2 | Late Latin | deterioratio | deterioration |
| 3 | Latin | -tio | -tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |