Etymology

removal

re·mov·al
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Today it means: The process of removing or the fact of being removed. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English remove ← Middle English removen
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  5. Proto-Italic*moweō
  6. Latinmoveō
  7. Latinremoveō
  8. Old Frenchremovoir
  9. Anglo-Normanremover
  10. Middle Englishremoven
  11. Englishremove
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. English todayremoval

From remove + -al.

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