Where does “disengagement” come from?
Disengagement comes from Middle English dis- and Latin -mentum combined with Latin dis-, ex, in, and the Proto-Indo-European negation ne, ultimately tracing the sense of separation or detachment through layers of prefix negation and nominal formation.
disengagement (English): Release or detachment from a physical situation...
Definitions
- Release or detachment from a physical situation...
Ancestry of “disengagement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Dis | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |