Where does “decanonize” come from?
decanonize (English) comes from English canonize, from Middle English canonizen, from Old French canonisier, from Spanish canonizare, from Romanian canoniza, from French canoniser, from Latin canōnizō, from Latin canōn — reed; a certain unit of length.
decanonize (English): To remove from the literary canon
Definitions
- To remove from the literary canon
Ancestry of “decanonize”, step by step
decanonize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English canonize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | canonize | To declare as a saint, and enter them into the... |
| 2 | Middle English | canonizen | to declare as a saint; to appoint to an... |
| 3 | Old French | canonisier | to canonize |
| 4 | Spanish | canonizare | |
| 5 | Romanian | canoniza | to canonize |
| 6 | French | canoniser | to canonize |
| 7 | Latin | canōnizō | to canonize recognize as a saint |
| 8 | Latin | canōn | a measuring line |
| 9 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 11 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 12 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
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 |