Where does “disregard” come from?
Disregard derives from Middle English dis- combined with regard, ultimately tracing through Latin dis- and re- back to Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
disregard (English): The act or state of deliberately not paying...
Definitions
- The act or state of deliberately not paying...
Ancestry of “disregard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dis- | reversal or removal; apart; Used as an... |
| 2 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 3 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “disregard”