English
recharacterization
Recharacterization comes from English characterization.
- English1500–presentcharacterization
- Englishearliest quotation 2009recharacterization
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- English1500–presentcharacterization
- Englishearliest quotation 2009recharacterization
Earliest quotation: 2009, Deborah L. Jacobs, For This Year, a Chance to Shift Financial Strategies: “You owe tax on April 15 on $100,000, unless…”
A compound of χαράσσω ‘to sharpen’ + -τήρ + χαρακτήρ ‘instrument used for engraving’
Ancient Greek χάραξ ‘pointed stake’
Ancient Greek χαράσσω ‘to sharpen’
Ancient Greek χάραξ ‘pointed stake’
Ancient Greek χαράσσω ‘to sharpen’
Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ ‘instrument used for engraving’
Every English word from English characterization
Today it means
noun The assignment of a new character or personality to something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English characterization / recharacterization