Where does “deidentify” come from?
deidentify (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
deidentify (English): To anonymize data, often preserving the original...
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- To anonymize data, often preserving the original...
Ancestry of “deidentify”, step by step
deidentify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English identify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | identify | To establish the identity of someone or... |
| 2 | French | identifier | to identify; to log in |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | identicus | the same, identical |
| 4 | Latin | idem | the same |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | izdim | — |