Etymology

deinstitutionalization

Today it means: The process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm. Full definition →

English deinstitutionalize ← 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. Englishinstitution
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishinstitutional
  11. Englishinstitutionalize
  12. Englishdeinstitutionalize
  13. English todaydeinstitutionalization

From deinstitutionalize + -ation.

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