Where does “profanation” come from?

Profanation derives from Middle French prophanation, from Latin profanāre meaning to desecrate, combined with the Latin suffix -ātiō denoting an action or result.

profanation (English): The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous...

Definitions

The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous...

Ancestry of “profanation”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	prophanation	—
2	French	profanation	profanation
3	French	-ation	-ation
4	Middle French	-ation	-ation
5	Old French	-ation	-ation
6	Latin	-ātiō	—
7	Latin	-tiō	—
8	Latin	dissertātiō	—
9	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
10	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
11	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12	Latin	calceus	shoe
13	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
14	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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