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Where does “disembodiment” come from?

disembodiment (English) comes from English disembody, from English embody, from English em-, from English En-, from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

disembodiment (English): The process of disembodying; A soul, spirit, or...

Definitions

  1. The process of disembodying; A soul, spirit, or...

Ancestry of “disembodiment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisembodyTo cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness,...
2EnglishembodyTo represent in a physical or concrete form; to...
3Englishem-The form taken by en- before the labial...
4EnglishEn-—
5Middle Englishen-en-, in-
6Old Frenchen-en-
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →