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Where does “materialization” come from?

Materialization comes from English material plus the suffix -ize, from Latin materialis meaning of matter, derived from Latin mater meaning mother, with Latin suffixes -alis and -ia.

materialization (English): The conversion of something into a physical form;...

Definitions

  1. The conversion of something into a physical form;...

Ancestry of “materialization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-izationA suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process,...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
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 “materialization”

  • materialisation
  • dematerialization
  • dematerialisation
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