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Where does “disheartening” come from?

Disheartening comes from English dishearten, formed with the prefix dis- and English heart, which derives from Latin cor (heart) through Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.

disheartening (English): Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent...

Definitions

  1. Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent...

Ancestry of “disheartening”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisheartenTo discourage someone by removing their...
2EnglishheartenTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer,...
3English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
5Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
6Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
7Proto-Norse-īna-—
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “disheartening”

  • dishearteningly
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