Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anonymization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
anonymiza-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of making anonymous, of hiding or disguising identity.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos)bor. Late Latin anonymusbor. English anonymous Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English anonymize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English anonymization From anonymize + -ation.

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What does anonymization mean?
The act or process of making anonymous, of hiding or disguising identity.
Where does anonymization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos)bor. Late Latin anonymusbor. English anonymous Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English anonymize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English anonymization From anonymize + -ation.

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