Where does “dereify” come from?
dereify (English) comes from English reify, from English reification, from German Verdinglichung, from German verdinglichen, from German dinglich, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dereify (English): To cause no longer to be a single coherent...
Definitions
- To cause no longer to be a single coherent...
Ancestry of “dereify”, step by step
dereify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reify | to regard something abstract as if it were a... |
| 2 | English | reification | The consideration of an abstract thing as if it... |
| 3 | German | Verdinglichung | thingification, objectification, reification |
| 4 | German | verdinglichen | to reify |
| 5 | German | dinglich | real, thinglike |
| 6 | Latin | reālis | real |
| 7 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 8 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 9 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 10 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 11 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 12 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 13 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 14 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 15 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |