Where does “切り離す” come from?

切り離す (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

切り離す (Japanese): to cut off, to chop off, to sever, to detach; to...

Definitions

  1. to cut off, to chop off, to sever, to detach; to...

Ancestry of “切り離す”, step by step

切り離す traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 切る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

via Japanese 離す

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese離すseparate, isolate, disconnect, keep apart
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