Etymology

eviction

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Today it means: The act of evicting. Full definition →

Middle French éviction ← Late Latin ēvictiō ← Latin ēvincō
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  1. Latin · derived fromēvincō
  2. Late Latin · derived fromēvictiō
  3. Middle French · borrowed froméviction
  4. English todayeviction

Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.

Words from the same roots

Latinēvincō all →

evince

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