Meanings
noundecategorization (countable and uncountable, plural decategorizations)
plural decategorizations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of decategorizing.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
- Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ger-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂goréh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*agorā́
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́)
- Ancient Greekἀγορεύω (agoreúō)
- Ancient Greekκᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros)
- Ancient Greekκᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō)
- Ancient Greekκατηγορία (katēgoría)
- Late Latincatēgoria
- Middle Frenchcategorie
- Frenchcatégorie
- Englishcategory
- Englishcategorize
- Englishcategorization
- Englishdecategorization
From de- + categorization.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
decategorization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decategorization
MLA
“decategorization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decategorization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decategorization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decategorization.
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