Where does “degrammaticalize” come from?
degrammaticalize (English) comes from English grammaticalize, from English grammaticalization, from French grammaticalisation, from French grammatical, from Middle French grammatical, from Latin grammaticalis, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
degrammaticalize (English): To make less grammatical or not grammatical; To...
Definitions
- To make less grammatical or not grammatical; To...
Ancestry of “degrammaticalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grammaticalize | To make grammatical; To integrate into a system... |
| 2 | English | grammaticalization | The process of making grammatical; The process of... |
| 3 | French | grammaticalisation | grammaticalization |
| 4 | French | grammatical | grammatical |
| 5 | Middle French | grammatical | — |
| 6 | Latin | grammaticalis | grammatical; of or pertaining to grammar |
| 7 | Latin | grammatica | grammar, philology; ablative singular of... |
| 8 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |