Where does “disemployment” come from?
disemployment (English) comes from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
disemployment (English): The state of being disemployed, or deprived of...
Definitions
- The state of being disemployed, or deprived of...
Ancestry of “disemployment”, step by step
disemployment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dis | Hades |
| 2 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English employment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | employment | The work or occupation for which one is used, and... |
| 2 | English | employ | The state of being an employee; employment; The... |
| 3 | French | emploi | job; employment; use; need |
| 4 | French | employer | to employ |
| 5 | Middle French | employer | to employ; to use; to make use of |
| 6 | Old French | emploier | Alternative form of emploiier |
| 7 | Latin | implicō | to entangle, entwine |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |