Where does “displacee” come from?

displacee (English) comes from English displace, from Middle French desplacer — to move.

displacee (English): A person who is (socially or politically) displaced

Definitions

  1. A person who is (socially or politically) displaced

Ancestry of “displacee”, step by step

displacee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English displace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisplaceTo put out of place; to disarrange; To move...
2Middle Frenchdesplacerto move

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Middle French desplacer →Every word from English displace →