Etymology

disembark

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Today it means: To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore Full definition →

English embark ← Middle English en- ← Old French en-
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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. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  11. Proto-Italic*en
  12. Proto-Italic*en-
  13. Latinin-
  14. Old Frenchen-
  15. Middle Englishen-
  16. Englishen-
  17. Englishem-
  18. Englishbark
  19. Englishembark
  20. English todaydisembark

From dis- + embark.

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