Where does “self-injury” come from?
self-injury (English) comes from English injury, from Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria, from Latin iniūrius, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
self-injury (English): self-harm
Ancestry of “self-injury”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | injury | Damage to the body of a human or animal; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | injurie | Injury, damage; violation of one's effects or... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | injurie | injury; damage; harm |
| 4 | Latin | iniūria | — |
| 5 | Latin | iniūrius | — |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |