Where does “disfranchisement” come from?
Disfranchisement is derived from English disfranchise, Old French franchise, Latin -mentum and dis-, ultimately from Latin ex and Ancient Greek -ία.
disfranchisement (English): The act of disfranchising; The deprivation of the...
Definitions
- The act of disfranchising; The deprivation of the...
Ancestry of “disfranchisement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disfranchise | To deprive someone of some privilege, especially... |
| 2 | English | franchise | The right to vote at a public election or... |
| 3 | Middle English | franchise | freedom, franchise |
| 4 | Old French | franchise | freedom; nobleness; chivalry |
| 5 | Old French | -ise | used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a... |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |