Etymology

incorporation

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Today it means: The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated. Full definition →

Middle English incorporacioun ← Old French incorporacion ← Late Latin incorporatio
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromincorporatio
  2. Old French · derived fromincorporacion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromincorporacioun
  4. English todayincorporation

From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio. By surface analysis, incorporate + -ion.

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