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Where does “fertilization” come from?

Fertilization derives from French fertilisation, formed with the French suffix -ation from French fertiliser, which combines Latin -atio and Latin -izo with the Proto-Indo-European root bʰer- meaning to bear or carry.

fertilization (English): The act or process of rendering fertile; The act...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of rendering fertile; The act...

Ancestry of “fertilization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfertilisationfertilization
2French-ation-ation
3Middle French-ation-ation
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “fertilization”

  • postfertilization
  • overfertilization
  • prefertilization
  • biofertilization
  • refertilization
  • underfertilization
  • cross-fertilization
  • self-fertilization
  • defertilization
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