Where does “disinterment” come from?
disinterment (English) comes from English disinter, from French désenterrer, from French enterrer, from Middle French enterrer, from Old French enterrer, from Latin interrō, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
disinterment (English): The act of disinterring
Definitions
- The act of disinterring
Ancestry of “disinterment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disinter | To take out of the grave or tomb; To bring out,... |
| 2 | French | désenterrer | to disinter; to exhume |
| 3 | French | enterrer | to bury; to ditch, to bury |
| 4 | Middle French | enterrer | to bury |
| 5 | Old French | enterrer | to bury |
| 6 | Latin | interrō | bury, inter |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |