Etymograph

English

gelatinization

From gelatin + -ization.

Formed from gelatin + -ization

Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘to be cold, to freeze’

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Latin gelāre

Italian gelare ‘to freeze’

Italian gelatina ‘jelly, gel’

French gélatine ‘jelly, gel’

English gelatin

Today it means

noun The act of making or becoming gelatinous.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gelatinization