Where does “deconstitutionalize” come from?
deconstitutionalize (English) comes from English constitutionalize, from English constitutional, from English constitution, from Middle English constitucioun, from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiō, from Latin cōnstituō, from Latin cōn- — resin.
deconstitutionalize (English): To remove from a constitution
Definitions
- To remove from a constitution
Ancestry of “deconstitutionalize”, step by step
deconstitutionalize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English constitutionalize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | constitutionalize | To incorporate into a constitution; To provide... |
| 2 | English | constitutional | Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or... |
| 3 | English | constitution | The act, or process of setting something up, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | constitucioun | An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one... |
| 5 | Old French | constitucion | constitution |
| 6 | Latin | cōnstitūtiō | a constitution, disposition, nature, character |
| 7 | Latin | cōnstituō | to place, put, locate, lay |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
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 |