Etymology

defictionalization

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

English fictionalization ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English ficcioun
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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*dʰeyǵʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  9. Proto-Italic*θingō
  10. Proto-Italic*fingō
  11. Latinfingō
  12. Latinfictiō
  13. Old Frenchficcion
  14. Middle Englishficcioun
  15. Englishfiction
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishfictional
  19. Englishfictionalize
  20. Englishfictionalization
  21. English todaydefictionalization

From de- + fictionalization.

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