English
semanticization
From semantic + -ization.
Formed from semantic + -ization
Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥
Ancient Greek σῆμᾰ ‘mark, sign, token’
Ancient Greek σημαίνω ‘to indicate’
Ancient Greek σημαντικός ‘significant, giving signs’
English semantic
Today it means
noun Act or process of semanticizing
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “semanticization”. 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.
Etymograph / semanticization