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Where does “disfellowshipment” come from?

disfellowshipment (English) comes from English disfellowship, from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō — before, in front; first; to go through.

disfellowshipment (English): The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's...

Definitions

  1. The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's...

Ancestry of “disfellowshipment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisfellowshipTo subject to disfellowshipment; Lack of, or...
2EnglishDis—
3EnglishdisrespectA lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;...
4Englishrespectan attitude of consideration or high regard; good...
5Middle Englishrespect—
6Old Frenchrespect—
7Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
8Latinrespiciō—
9Latinrĕ-—
10Latinprōdūcō—
11Latinprō-—
12Proto-Italic*pro-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
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