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Where does “incorporation” come from?

Incorporation comes from Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio, meaning the action of combining into a unified body.

incorporation (English): The act of incorporating, or the state of being...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “incorporation”, step by step

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

Words derived from “incorporation”

  • reincorporation
  • misincorporation
  • disincorporation
  • unincorporation
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