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Where does “tokenization” come from?

tokenization (English) comes from English token, from Middle English token, from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tokenization (English): The act or process of tokenizing; Something...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of tokenizing; Something...

Ancestry of “tokenization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtokenSomething serving as an expression of something...
2Middle Englishtokentoken; omen, portent; prearranged signal
3Old Englishtācnsign, token; token, sign; sign, marker
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tokenization”

  • detokenization
  • retokenization
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