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Where does “deterioratio” come from?

deterioratio (Late Latin) comes from Latin -tio, from Proto-Italic -tjō, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

deterioratio (Late Latin): deterioration

Definitions

  1. deterioration

Ancestry of “deterioratio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tio-tion, -ation, -ing
2Proto-Italic-tjō—
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “deterioratio”

  • deterioration
  • biodeterioration
  • deteriorationist
  • deteriorationism
  • photodeterioration
  • détérioration
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