caramelization

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Etymology tree

English caramel

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

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 -ization

English caramelization

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caramelization (countable and uncountable, plural caramelizations)

(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
Slowly cooking the onions will cause caramelization which will bring out the sweetness and give them a brown color.