Where does “kretenizacija” come from?

kretenizacija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krètēn — cretin (person who fails to develop).

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Ancestry of “kretenizacija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrètēncretin (person who fails to develop)
Every word from Serbo-Croatian krètēn