Etymology

decontextualize

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Today it means: To divest of context. Full definition →

English contextualize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin dē-
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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. Englishcontext
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishcontextual
  11. Englishcontextualize
  12. English todaydecontextualize

From de- + contextualize.

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