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Where does “disaffectation” come from?

disaffectation (English) comes from English disaffect, from English affect, from Middle English affect, from Latin affectus, from Latin afficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.

disaffectation (English): Alternative form of disaffection; alexithymia, a...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of disaffection; alexithymia, a...

Ancestry of “disaffectation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisaffectTo cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty...
2EnglishaffectTo influence or alter; To move to emotion; Of an...
3Middle Englishaffect—
4Latinaffectusaffection, mood, emotion, feeling; affection,...
5Latinafficiō—
6Latinfaciō—
7Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
8Latin-tōrius—
9Latin-tor-er
10Proto-Italic-tōr—
11Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
12Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →