Where does “disremember” come from?

disremember (English) comes from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

disremember (English): To fail to remember; to forget

Definitions

  1. To fail to remember; to forget

Ancestry of “disremember”, step by step

disremember traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDisHades
2EnglishdisrespectA lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;...
3Englishrespectan attitude of consideration or high regard; good...
4Middle Englishrespect—
5Old Frenchrespect—
6Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
7Latinrespiciōto look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English remember

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrememberTo recall from one's memory; to have an image in...
2EnglishmemberOne who officially belongs to a group; A part of...
3Middle Englishmembre—
4Old Frenchmembrelimb
5Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
6Proto-Italicmemzrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
9Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →