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Where does “factualization” come from?

factualization (English) comes from English factualize, from English factual, from English fact, from English factness, from English -ness, from Middle English -nesse, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

factualization (English): The addition or correction of facts; The process...

Definitions

  1. The addition or correction of facts; The process...

Ancestry of “factualization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfactualizeTo make factual
2EnglishfactualPertaining to or consisting of objective claims;...
3EnglishfactSomething actual as opposed to invented;...
4EnglishfactnessThe quality of being based on facts; The quality...
5English-nessAppended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the...
6Middle English-nesseAffixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns...
7Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
8Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
9Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
10Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
11Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “factualization”

  • defactualization
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