Etymology

satemization

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Today it means: The sound change by which palatovelars became fricatives and affricates in satem languages. Full definition →

English satemize ← Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm) ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćatám
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćatám
  4. Avestan𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬀 (sata)
  5. Avestan𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm)
  6. Englishsatem
  7. Englishsatemize
  8. English todaysatemization

From satem + -ization or satemize + -ation. Doublet of centumization.

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