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Where does “palettization” come from?

palettization (English) comes from English palette, from French palette, from French pâle, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

palettization (English): The act or process of palettizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of palettizing

Ancestry of “palettization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaletteA thin board on which a painter lays and mixes...
2Frenchpalettepalette
3Frenchpâlepale
4Old Frenchpalepale, whitish or having little color
5Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
6Latin-idustending to
7Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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