Where does “severance” come from?
Severance comes from Middle English severaunce, from Old French sevrance, ultimately from Latin parāre meaning "to prepare or make ready," with the -antia suffix forming abstract nouns.
severance (English): The act of severing or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of severing or the state of being...
Ancestry of “severance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sever | To cut free; To suffer disjunction; to be parted... |
| 2 | Middle English | severen | — |
| 3 | Old French | sevrer | to separate; to sever |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | seperare | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēparāre | — |
Words derived from “severance”