Where does “displace” come from?

Displace comes from Middle French desplacer, meaning to remove from a place.

displace (English): To put out of place; to disarrange; To move...

Definitions

  1. To put out of place; to disarrange; To move...

Ancestry of “displace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdesplacerto move

Words derived from “displace

Every word from Middle French desplacer
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