Where does “disinhibition” come from?
Disinhibition comes from Old French desinhibicion, from Latin dis- (meaning "not" or "reverse") combined with inhibition, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
disinhibition (English): A lack or loss of inhibition
Definitions
- A lack or loss of inhibition
Ancestry of “disinhibition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhibition | The act of inhibiting; A personal feeling of fear... |
| 2 | Old French | inibicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | inhibitio | restraint; inhibition |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |