Where does “disinter” come from?
disinter (English) comes from French désenterrer, from French enterrer, from Middle French enterrer, from Old French enterrer, from Latin interrō, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
disinter (English): To take out of the grave or tomb; To bring out,...
Definitions
- To take out of the grave or tomb; To bring out,...
Ancestry of “disinter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | désenterrer | to disinter; to exhume |
| 2 | French | enterrer | to bury; to ditch, to bury |
| 3 | Middle French | enterrer | to bury |
| 4 | Old French | enterrer | to bury |
| 5 | Latin | interrō | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “disinter”