Where does “summarization” come from?

Summarization derives from English summarize, from Latin summa meaning "the highest amount or total," with the -atio suffix forming nouns of action.

summarization (English): Alternative form of summarisation

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of summarisation

Ancestry of “summarization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
2Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
3Old French-ationation
4Latin-ātiō
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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