Etymology

standardization

stan·dard·iza·tion
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Today it means: The act, process, or result of complying with a standard. Full definition →

English standardize ← Middle English standard ← Old French estandart
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*standaną
  3. Frankish*standan
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  5. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  6. Frankish*hard(ī)
  7. Frankish*standahardbor.?
  8. Old Frenchestendre?
  9. Old Frenchestandart
  10. Middle Englishstandard
  11. Englishstandard
  12. Englishstandardize
  13. English todaystandardization

From standardize + -ation.

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