'anglicisation' originates from Medieval Latin, specifically the word 'Anglicizare,' where 'Anglicus' meant 'English' and '-izare' meant 'to make.'

'Anglicizare' transformed into the French word 'angliciser,' and eventually became the modern English word 'anglicisation' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make English,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the process of making something English in form or character.'