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Where does “postindustrialization” come from?

postindustrialization (English) comes from English industrialization, from French industrialisation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

postindustrialization (English): The period marked by decline in industrialization...

Definitions

  1. The period marked by decline in industrialization...

Ancestry of “postindustrialization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindustrializationA process of social and economic change whereby a...
2Frenchindustrialisationindustrialisation
3French-ation-ation
4Middle French-ation-ation
5Old French-ation-ation
6Latin-ātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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