English
neutralization
Neutralization comes from French neutraliser ‘to neutralise’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentneutraliser‘to neutralise’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentneutralisation
- Englishtodayneutralization
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentneutraliser‘to neutralise’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentneutralisation
- Englishtodayneutralization
Equivalent to neutral + -ization
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- ‘the primary interrogative root’
…
Latin uter ‘which, who (of two)?’
Latin neuter ‘neither’
Latin neutrālis
Middle French neutral
English neutral
Every English word from French neutraliser
Today it means
noun The act of neutralizing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French neutraliser / neutralization