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Where does “recontextualization” come from?

recontextualization (English) comes from English contextualization, from English contextual, from English context, from Latin contextus, from Latin contexo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

recontextualization (English): The process or result of recontextualizing

Definitions

  1. The process or result of recontextualizing

Ancestry of “recontextualization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontextualizationThe act or process of putting information into...
2EnglishcontextualOf, pertaining to, or depending on the context of...
3EnglishcontextThe surroundings, circumstances, environment,...
4Latincontextusweaving; joining; connection, coherence
5LatincontexoI weave, entwine or braid; I interweave, unite or...
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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