Where does “disclaimer” come from?
Disclaimer comes from English disclaim plus the suffix -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -are verb endings and Latin -arius, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
disclaimer (English): One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces; A...
Definitions
- One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces; A...
Ancestry of “disclaimer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disclaim | To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or... |
| 2 | Old French | disclaimer | Alternative form of desclamer |
| 3 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 4 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |