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
- To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or...
Ancestry of “disclaim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | disclaimer | Alternative form of desclamer |
| 2 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 3 | Latin | clāmō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
Words derived from “disclaim”