Where does “disclaim” come from?

Disclaim comes from Old French disclaimer, from Old French clamer meaning to call out, from Latin clamo, combined with Latin ex, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to lead or move.

disclaim (English): To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or...

Definitions

  1. To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or...

Ancestry of “disclaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchdisclaimerAlternative form of desclamer
2Old Frenchclamerto call out; to cry out
3Latinclāmōto cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim
4Proto-Italicklāmāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “disclaim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāmāō →