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Where does “autodefenestration” come from?

autodefenestration (English) comes from English defenestration, from New Latin defenestratio, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

autodefenestration (English): The act of hurling oneself from a window

Definitions

  1. The act of hurling oneself from a window

Ancestry of “autodefenestration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdefenestrationThe act of throwing something or someone out of a...
2New Latindefenestratio—
3Latin-ātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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