Where does “disownment” come from?

disownment (English) comes from English disown, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disownment (English): The act of disowning

Definitions

  1. The act of disowning

Ancestry of “disownment”, step by step

disownment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English disown

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisownTo refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge...
2Englishdis-reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
3Middle Englishdis-dis-, de
4Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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