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Where does “decapitation” come from?

Decapitation comes from French décapitation, derived from Late Latin decapitātiō meaning the act of beheading.

decapitation (English): Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating;...

Definitions

  1. Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating;...

Ancestry of “decapitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécapitationdecapitation or beheading, the act of...
2Latindecapitatio—
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