Etymology

disclaim

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Today it means: To completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for Full definition →

Middle English disclaimen ← Anglo-Norman disclaimer ← Old French desclamer
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  1. Old French · derived fromdesclamer
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdisclaimer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdisclaimen
  4. English todaydisclaim

From Middle English disclaimen, from Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from Old French desclamer (French déclamer), des- + clamer.

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