Etymology

betterment

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Today it means: An improvement or amelioration. Full definition →

English better ← Middle English beteren ← Old English beterian
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  1. Proto-Germanic*batiz
  2. Proto-Germanic*batizô
  3. Proto-Germanic*batizōną
  4. Old Englishbeterian
  5. Middle Englishbeteren
  6. Englishbetter
  7. English todaybetterment

From better + -ment.

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