Etymology

defederalization

Today it means: The process of defederalizing. Full definition →

English federalization ← French fédéra ← 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*bʰeydʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  9. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  10. Latinfoedus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Frenchfédéra
  14. Englishfederal
  15. Englishfederalization
  16. English todaydefederalization

From de- + federalization.

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