Where does “disendowment” come from?
disendowment (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.
disendowment (English): The act of depriving of an endowment or...
Definitions
- The act of depriving of an endowment or...
Ancestry of “disendowment”, step by step
disendowment 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 endowment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endowment | Something with which a person or thing is... |
| 2 | Middle English | endowement | The giving or a use of a dowry; The giving of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | endowen | To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | endouer | — |
| 5 | Old French | douer | to endow |
| 6 | Latin | doto | I endow |
| 7 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |