Where does “decarcerate” come from?
decarcerate (English) comes from English incarcerate, from Latin incarceratus, from Latin incarcerare, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
decarcerate (English): To implement a policy of decarceration; to reduce...
Definitions
- To implement a policy of decarceration; to reduce...
Ancestry of “decarcerate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incarcerate | To lock away; to imprison, especially for... |
| 2 | Latin | incarceratus | incarcerated |
| 3 | Latin | incarcerare | to imprison |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |