latinization|latinizations in English

noun Latinization (Amer.)

[Lat·in·i·za·tion || ‚lætɪnaɪ'zeɪʃn]

act of translating into Latin; act of giving a Latin form to (a word, etc.); act of making conformable to the customs or traditions of the Latins or the Latin Church (also Latinisation)

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1. The name "Byzantium" is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion.

2. The scientific name, Akebia, is a Latinization of the Japanese name for species Akebia quinata: akebi (通草) .

3. We may safely extend the meaning of this word to the product of the witless: "Have you read the latest Anencephalous memo from headquarters, the one about saving electricity by not using electric pencil sharpeners?" Word History: This funny word is a Latinization of Greek anenkephalos, used by the great 2nd century Greek physician Galen