Where does “defenestration” come from?
defenestration (English) comes from New Latin defenestratio, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
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- The act of throwing something or someone out of a...
Ancestry of “defenestration”, step by step
defenestration traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via New Latin defenestratio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | defenestratio | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Late Latin dēfenestrātiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | dēfenestrātiō | — |
via German defenestrieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | defenestrieren | to defenestrate |