Where does “desprestígio” come from?

desprestígio (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese des, from Late Latin dē ex.

desprestígio (Portuguese): discredit (loss of prestige)

Definitions

  1. discredit (loss of prestige)

Ancestry of “desprestígio”, step by step

desprestígio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedessince
2Late Latindē ex

via Portuguese prestígio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseprestígioprestige, status
2Latinpraestigiumdelusion, illusion; magic trick
Every word from Late Latin dē exEvery word from Portuguese des