Where does “disfacilitate” come from?
disfacilitate (English) comes from English facilitate, from French faciliter, from Middle French faciliter, from Italian facilitare, from Italian facile, from Spanish fácil, from Portuguese fácil, from Latin facilis.
disfacilitate (English): To inhibit
Definitions
- To inhibit
Ancestry of “disfacilitate”, step by step
disfacilitate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English facilitate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | facilitate | To make easy or easier; To help bring about; To... |
| 2 | French | faciliter | facilitate |
| 3 | Middle French | faciliter | — |
| 4 | Italian | facilitare | to facilitate; to ease, help |
| 5 | Italian | facile | easy; cosy; effortless |
| 6 | Spanish | fácil | easy, facile, simple; easy-to-use, user-friendly;... |
| 7 | Portuguese | fácil | easy |
| 8 | Latin | facilis | that may or can be done or made; easy, facile |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |