Etymology

disentanglement

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Today it means: Removal of, or extrication from, twists, tangles, complications or confusion. Full definition →

English entanglement ← Middle English entanglen ← Latin dis-
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The story

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Middle Englishentanglen
  7. Englishentangle
  8. Englishentanglement
  9. English todaydisentanglement

From dis- + entanglement.

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