Where does “disembark” come from?
Disembark comes from Middle French desembarquer, formed from the prefix des- (from Latin dis-, meaning "apart") and embarquer (to embark), which derives from Latin ex- combined with Ancient Greek βάρις (baris, a type of boat).
disembark (English): To remove from on board a vessel; to put on...
Definitions
- To remove from on board a vessel; to put on...
Ancestry of “disembark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | embark | To get on a boat or ship or an aeroplane; To... |
| 2 | English | em- | The form taken by en- before the labial... |
| 3 | English | En- | — |
| 4 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 5 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | în | — |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “disembark”