English
Los Angelization
Blend of Los Angeles + -ization, after the city in California that enjoyed significant growth after World War II.
A blend of Los Angeles + -ization
Latin portiō ‘piece, portion, allotment’
Latin portiuncula ‘little portion’
Italian Porziuncola
Spanish Porciúncula ‘Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of…’
Spanish Los Ángeles
English Los Angeles
The story
Blend of Los Angeles + -ization, after the city in California that enjoyed significant growth after World War II.
Today it means
noun Dispersed urban development; urban sprawl.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Los Angelization