patronization

patronization

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English patronize
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 patronization

    From patronize + -ation.

    Noun

    patronization (countable and uncountable, plural patronizations)

    1. patronizing behaviour or talk
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