Etymograph

English

ruggedization

From rugged + -ization.

Formed from rugged + -ization

Old Norse rǫgg ‘tuft, shagginess’

Middle English rugged

English rugged

Today it means

noun The act or process of ruggedizing.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ruggedization”. 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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