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Where does “regionalise” come from?

regionalise (English) comes from English regional, from Middle French régional, from Latin regionalis, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos — to copy, imitate.

regionalise (English): Alternative spelling of regionalize

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of regionalize

Ancestry of “regionalise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregionalOf, or pertaining to, a specific region or...
2Middle Frenchrégional—
3LatinregionalisOf or belonging to a region or province—regional,...
4Latinregiō—
5LatinAemilia—
6Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
7Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
8Proto-Italicaimosimitation
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
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