Etymology

decollectivize

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Today it means: To undo the process of collectivization Full definition →

English collective ← Middle French collectif ← Latin collēctīvus
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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. Latincollēctīvus
  8. Middle Frenchcollectif
  9. Englishcollective
  10. English todaydecollectivize

From de- + collective + -ize.

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