denationalization

English

Alternative forms

• denationalisation (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English national

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ization

English nationalization

English denationalization

From de- + nationalization.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

denationalization (countable and uncountable, plural denationalizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.