Where does “disconcerted” come from?
Disconcerted comes from Middle French desconcerter, formed with the prefix des- (from Old French des-, ultimately from Latin dis- and ex) combined with a root related to concert, meaning to disturb or throw into disorder.
disconcerted (English): past participle of disconcert; Ruffled; upset and...
Definitions
- past participle of disconcert; Ruffled; upset and...
Ancestry of “disconcerted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disconcert | To upset the composure of; To bring into... |
| 2 | Middle French | desconcerter | — |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |