Where does “disqualification” come from?
Disqualification comes from Middle English dis- combined with qualification, which derives from Latin dis- (apart) and Latin facio (to make), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- (to put or place).
disqualification (English): The act of disqualifying, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of disqualifying, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “disqualification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | qualification | The act or process of qualifying for a position,... |
| 2 | Middle French | qualification | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | qualificatio | qualification |
| 4 | Latin | qualifico | I qualify |
| 5 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 6 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |