Etymology

discarnate

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Today it means: Stripped of flesh. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Renaissance Latin discarnatus ← Classical Latin dēcarnātus
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  1. Classical Latin · derived fromdēcarnātus
  2. Renaissance Latin · derived fromdiscarnatus
  3. English todaydiscarnate

From Renaissance Latin discarnatus, alteration of Classical Latin dēcarnātus. Compare decarnate.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. Stripped of flesh.
  • from 19th c. Having no physical body or form; disembodied.

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