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Where does “disfurnished” come from?

disfurnished (English) comes from English disfurnish, 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.

disfurnished (English): simple past tense and past participle of...

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Ancestry of “disfurnished”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisfurnishTo deprive of that with which anything is...
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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