Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “hybridization” come from?

Hybridization is an English noun formed from the verb hybridize with the suffix -ize, derived from Latin hibrida meaning offspring of mixed parentage, with the abstract noun suffix -atio.

hybridization (English): The act of hybridizing, or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of hybridizing, or the state of being...

Ancestry of “hybridization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhybridOffspring resulting from cross-breeding different...
2Latinhybridaa hybrid, mongrel; person born of a Roman father...
3LatinibridaAlternative form of hibrida; a mongrel;...
4Latinhibridahybrid, mongrel, half-breed
5Ancient Greekὕβριςpride; insolence; outrage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanud-up, out, away; outward, up

Words derived from “hybridization”

  • prehybridization
  • dehybridization
  • rehybridization
  • nanohybridization
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ud- →