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Where does “dissociate” come from?

Dissociate comes from Latin dissociāre, meaning to separate or disjoin.

dissociate (English): To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to...

Definitions

  1. To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to...

Ancestry of “dissociate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
3Anglo-Norman-cie—
4Latin-tiaoffice, rank
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “dissociate”

  • dissociative
  • nondissociative
  • dissociatively
  • dissociator
  • photodissociate
  • photodissociative
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