Etymology

recharacterization

Today it means: The assignment of a new character or personality to something. Full definition →

English characterization ← Medieval Latin charactērizō ← Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  7. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  8. Ancient Greekχᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
  9. Medieval Latincharactērizō
  10. Englishcharacterize
  11. Englishcharacterization
  12. English todayrecharacterization

From re- + characterization.

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