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Where does “salinization” come from?

Salinization derives from English saline plus the suffix -ize, from Latin sal meaning salt, traced to Proto-Indo-European seh₂l-, combined with Latin -atio and -tio from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

salinization (English): The act of salinizing, or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of salinizing, or the state of being...

Ancestry of “salinization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-izationA suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process,...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “salinization”

  • resalinization
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