Etymograph

English

thugification

From thug + -ification.

Formed from thug + -ification

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-

Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 ‘thief’

English thug

Today it means

noun The process of rendering or becoming more tough, violent, or brutal.

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Etymograph / thugification