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Where does “disinclination” come from?

Disinclination comes from Middle English dis- combined with inclination, ultimately deriving from Latin dis- (apart), in (in), and the Proto-Indo-European root ḱley- (to lean or incline).

disinclination (English): The state of being disinclined; want of...

Definitions

  1. The state of being disinclined; want of...

Ancestry of “disinclination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinclinationA physical tilt or bend; A slant or slope; A...
2Middle Englishinclinacioun—
3Old Frenchinclination—
4Latininclinatioact of leaning; tendency, inclination;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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