Etymology

deconceptualization

Today it means: The act of deconceptualizing, or something deconceptualized. Full definition →

English deconceptualize ← Medieval Latin conceptuālis ← 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*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  14. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  15. Latincapiō
  16. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  17. Latinconcipiō
  18. Latinconceptus
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Medieval Latinconceptuālis
  22. Englishconceptual
  23. Englishconceptualize
  24. Englishdeconceptualize
  25. English todaydeconceptualization

From deconceptualize + -ation or de- + conceptualization.

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