Etymology

blacklist

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Today it means: A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked. Full definition →

English list ← Middle English lī̆st ← Medieval Latin lista
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*blakaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*blak
  3. Old Englishblæc
  4. Middle Englishblak
  5. Englishblack
  6. Old Englishlīste
  7. Old Frenchliste
  8. Medieval Latinlista
  9. Middle Englishlī̆st
  10. Englishlist
  11. English todayblacklist

From black + list.

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