Etymology

destigmatize

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Today it means: To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata. Full definition →

English stigmatize ← Medieval Latin stigmatizō ← Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō)
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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)teyg-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*stíd͏̌d͏̌ō
  9. Ancient Greekστῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō)
  10. Ancient Greekστίγμα (stígma)
  11. Ancient Greekστιγματίζω (stigmatízō)
  12. Medieval Latinstigmatizō
  13. Englishstigmatize
  14. English todaydestigmatize

From de- + stigmatize.

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