myEtymology.com: English etymology of decentralize

Etymology of the English word decentralize

the English word decentralize

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word centralize

derived from the English word central

derived from the Latin word centralis (central; centrally located; in middle)

derived from the Classical Latin word centrum (centre; center)

derived from the Greek word kentron, κέντρον (a point ('centre'); a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse))

derived from the Greek word kentein

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kent-

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν