Etymology

internationalization

in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·a·tion

Today it means: The conversion of something in order to make it international. Full definition →

English international ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishnational
  8. Englishinternational
  9. English todayinternationalization

From international + -ization.

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