Etymology

deskill

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Today it means: To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology. Full definition →

English skill ← Middle English skill ← Old Norse ski
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-
  8. Proto-Germanic*skilją
  9. Old Norseski
  10. Middle Englishskill
  11. Englishskill
  12. English todaydeskill

From de- + skill.

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