opalization

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Sanskrit उपल (upala)bor.
Medieval Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios)der.
Latin opaluslbor.
French opalebor.
English opal
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
English opalize
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 opalization

    From opalize + -ation.

    Noun

    opalization (countable and uncountable, plural opalizations)

    1. The process of making something opalescent, or of converting wood etc into opal.

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