Where does “disconcert” come from?
Disconcert comes from Middle French desconcerter, formed with the prefix des- (from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin ex) combined with a root ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning to separate or divide.
disconcert (English): To upset the composure of; To bring into...
Definitions
- To upset the composure of; To bring into...
Ancestry of “disconcert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | desconcerter | — |
| 2 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |