Etymology

deinstitutionalize

Today it means: To perform deinstitutionalization upon; to free from an institution or from dependence upon an institution. Full definition →

English institutionalize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *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. Englishinstitutionalize
  8. English todaydeinstitutionalize

From de- + institutionalize.

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