English
indigenization
From indigenous + -ization.
A compound of indigenous + -ization
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dó ‘into, inside’
Proto-Italic *endogenos
Late Latin indigenus ‘native, born in a country’
English indigenous
Today it means
noun The act of making something or someone more indigenous; adaptation to native or local culture.
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Etymograph / indigenization