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Where does “interiorization” come from?

interiorization (English) comes from English interior, from Latin interior, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

interiorization (English): The act or process of interiorizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of interiorizing

Ancestry of “interiorization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinteriorWithin any limits, enclosure, or substance;...
2Latininteriorinner, interior; nearer
3Latininterus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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