English
prudification
From prude + -ification.
Formed from prude + -ification
Latin sum ‘to be’
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Latin prōdest ‘is useful’
Latin prōde ‘profitable, useful’
Old French prude
French prude
English prude
Today it means
noun The increase of excessive propriety on matters related to sex.
Sources
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Etymograph / prudification