Where does “disassociation” come from?
Disassociation comes from English dis- (negation prefix) + association, tracing through Middle English dis-, Latin dis- (apart), Latin ad- (toward), Latin ad (toward), Proto-Indo-European ád (toward), and Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ (two).
disassociation (English): dissociation
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Ancestry of “disassociation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | association | The act of associating; The state of being... |
| 2 | Latin | associātiō | association |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |