Where does “dismantle” come from?
Dismantle comes from Middle French desmanteler, formed from the prefix des- and a verb root ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
dismantle (English): To divest, strip of dress or covering; To remove...
Definitions
- To divest, strip of dress or covering; To remove...
Ancestry of “dismantle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | desmanteler | — |
| 2 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |