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Where does “remediation” come from?

Remediation comes from Latin remediātiō, derived from remediāre meaning "to cure or heal," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yéti.

remediation (English): The process of remedying a situation

Definitions

  1. The process of remedying a situation

Ancestry of “remediation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ionan action or process, or the result of an action...
2Ancient Greekἀπόγειονapogee, greatest distance from the Earth
3Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
4Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “remediation”

  • bioremediation
  • phytoremediation
  • mycoremediation
  • rhizoremediation
  • zooremediation
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