Etymology

itemization

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Today it means: The act of making a list of items; an itemizing. Full definition →

English item ← Middle English item ← Latin item
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  1. Latinitem
  2. Middle Englishitem
  3. Englishitem
  4. English todayitemization

From item + -ization.

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