Where does “desegregation” come from?
Desegregation comes from English segregation, derived from Latin segregāre (to separate from the herd), from Latin se- (apart) and Latin grex (herd), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to gather and self.
desegregation (English): The act or process of eliminating segregation
Definitions
- The act or process of eliminating segregation
Ancestry of “desegregation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 2 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “desegregation”