Where does “deassimilate” come from?
deassimilate (English) comes from English assimilate, from Middle English assimilat, from Late Latin assimilatus, from Latin assimulātus, from Latin assimulō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
deassimilate (English): To undo the assimilation of
Definitions
- To undo the assimilation of
Ancestry of “deassimilate”, step by step
deassimilate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assimilate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assimilate | To incorporate nutrients into the body,... |
| 2 | Middle English | assimilat | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | assimilatus | Alternative form of assimulatus |
| 4 | Latin | assimulātus | assimilated |
| 5 | Latin | assimulō | to consider as similar, make similar, assimilate |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |