Etymograph

English

refederalize

Refederalize comes from English federalize.

  1. English1500–presentfederalize1
  2. Englishtodayrefederalize1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English refederalize

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentfederalizeWiktionary, English refederalize
  2. EnglishtodayrefederalizeWiktionary, English refederalize

A compound of re- + federalize

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’

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Proto-Italic *feiðos ‘faithful, reliable’

Latin foedus ‘treaty, compact, alliance, truce, league’

French fédéral

English federal

English federalize

Every English word from English federalize

Today it means

verb To reinstate the federal government of.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “refederalize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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