Where does “desegregate” come from?
Desegregate comes from English segregate with the prefix de-, which derives from Latin segregāre, formed from Latin se- and grex meaning "flock" or "herd," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to gather" and "self."
desegregate (English): To the end segregation of
Definitions
- To the end segregation of
Ancestry of “desegregate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |