'sanitization' originates from the Latin word 'sanitas,' meaning 'health,' combined with the suffix '-ization,' indicating a process or action.

'sanitas' transformed into the English word 'sanitize,' and eventually became 'sanitization' to describe the process of making something sanitary.

Initially, it meant 'to make healthy or clean,' and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the process of cleaning or disinfecting.'