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Where does “industrialisation” come from?

Industrialisation comes from French industrialisation, derived from the French adjective industriel meaning "of or pertaining to industry."

industrialisation (English): Alternative spelling of industrialization

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of industrialization

Ancestry of “industrialisation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchindustrialisationindustrialisation
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 “industrialisation”

  • reindustrialisation
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