Etymology

disassociate

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Today it means: To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation. Full definition →

English associate ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishassociate
  11. English todaydisassociate

From dis- + associate.

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