Etymology

desensitization

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Today it means: The act or process of desensitizing, of reducing or eliminating sensitivity. Full definition →

English sensitization ← 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. Englishsensitive
  8. Englishsensitize
  9. Englishsensitization
  10. English todaydesensitization

From de- + sensitization.

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