Where does “palindromization” come from?
palindromization (English) comes from English palindrome, from Ancient Greek παλίνδρομος, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
palindromization (English): The conversion of a word into a palindrome
Definitions
- The conversion of a word into a palindrome
Ancestry of “palindromization”, step by step
palindromization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English palindrome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palindrome | A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παλίνδρομος | running back again, recurring; uncertain |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English ization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ization | — |