Etymology

disestablish

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Today it means: To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status. Full definition →

English establish ← Middle English establissen ← Old French establir
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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*steh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  12. Proto-Italic*staējō
  13. Proto-Italic*staēō
  14. Proto-Italic*staðlis?
  15. Latinstabilis
  16. Latinstabilīre
  17. Old Frenchestablir
  18. Middle Englishestablissen
  19. Englishestablish
  20. English todaydisestablish

From dis- + establish.

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