Etymology

fractionalization

Today it means: Separation into parts by fractionalizing. Full definition →

English fractional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English fraccioun
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The story

  1. Old Frenchfraccion
  2. Middle Englishfraccioun
  3. Englishfraction
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Englishfractional
  7. English todayfractionalization

From fractional + -ization.

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