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Where does “destigmatize” come from?

destigmatize (English) comes from English stigmatize, from Medieval Latin stigmatizo, from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

destigmatize (English): To remove the disgraceful or ignominious...

Definitions

  1. To remove the disgraceful or ignominious...

Ancestry of “destigmatize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstigmatizeTo characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to...
2Medieval Latinstigmatizoto brand
3Ancient Greekστιγματίζωto mark
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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