Etymology

demetallize

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Today it means: To remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis. Full definition →

English metallize ← 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. Englishmetallize
  8. English todaydemetallize

From de- + metallize.

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