Etymology

decentralization

Today it means: The process of decentralizing Full definition →

English decentralize ← Latin centrālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  10. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  11. Latincentrum
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latincentrālis
  15. Englishcentral
  16. Englishcentralize
  17. Englishdecentralize
  18. English todaydecentralization

From de- + centralization or decentralize + -ation.

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