Where does “dequalification” come from?
dequalification (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.
dequalification (English): A change so as to require less skill and knowledge, often leading to less responsibility and control
Definitions
- A change so as to require less skill and knowledge, often leading to less responsibility and control
Ancestry of “dequalification”, step by step
dequalification 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 qualification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | qualification | The act or process of qualifying for a position,... |
| 2 | Middle French | qualification | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | qualificatio | qualification |
| 4 | Latin | qualifico | I qualify |
| 5 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 6 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |