Where does “predisplacement” come from?
predisplacement (English) comes from English displacement, from French déplacement, from French déplacer, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
predisplacement (English): Prior to displacement
Ancestry of “predisplacement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | displacement | The act of displacing, or the state of being... |
| 2 | French | déplacement | trip, journey; movement; a move |
| 3 | French | déplacer | to move; To go around, to move about; To come... |
| 4 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 5 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |