Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winterization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
win-ter-i-za-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of preparing something for winter weather.

Uncountable

noun

The process in which solid fats are removed from liquid edible oils by cooling, which allows such oils to be stored in a refrigerator.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English winter 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 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 -ization English winterization From winter + -ization.

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Questions

What does winterization mean?
The act of preparing something for winter weather.
Where does winterization come from?
Etymology tree English winter 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 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 -ization English winterization From winter + -ization.

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