Where does “localizationism” come from?
localizationism (English) comes from English localization, from English localize, from English local, from Middle English local, from Late Latin localis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
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Ancestry of “localizationism”, step by step
localizationism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English localization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | localization | The act of localizing; The state of being... |
| 2 | English | localize | To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a... |
| 3 | English | local | From or in a nearby location; Having limited... |
| 4 | Middle English | local | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | localis | belonging to a place; local; Belong to a place;... |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |