Where does “désintégration” come from?
désintégration (French) comes from French intégration, from Latin integratio, from Latin integrō, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros — untouched.
désintégration (French): disintegration
Definitions
- disintegration
Ancestry of “désintégration”, step by step
désintégration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French intégration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intégration | integration |
| 2 | Latin | integratio | renewing, restoring; integration |
| 3 | Latin | integrō | to renew, restore, make whole |
| 4 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | untouched |
via French désintégrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | désintégrer | to disintegrate |
| 2 | French | dés- | dis-, de- |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |