English
development
/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/
The process of developing; growth, directed change.
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Origin
From French développement, from Old French desvelopemens (“unrolling”). By surface analysis, develop + -ment. First attested in 1756.
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- derivedFrenchdéveloppement
- derivedOld Frenchdesvelopemens “unrolling”
- surface analysisEnglishdevelop “To discover, find out; to uncover.”
- surface analysisEnglish-ment “Attached to a verb to form a noun meaning the action denoted by the verb or its result.”