Where does “discouragement” come from?
Discouragement is from Middle French discouragement, derived from the verb descourager with the suffix -ment, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
discouragement (English): The loss of confidence or enthusiasm; The act of...
Definitions
- The loss of confidence or enthusiasm; The act of...
Ancestry of “discouragement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | discourage | To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | descourager | to discourage; to becomes discouraged |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |