# disestablishment

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪs.ɪsˈtæblɪʃ.mənt/ · frequency rank #78,536

## Definitions
1. The downgrading or dissolution of something that had been established.
2. The downgrading or dissolution of something that had been established.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dews-?
Proto-Indo-European *dus-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwís
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
Old French establissementbor.
Middle English stablishment
English establishment
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English dis-
English establish
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English disestablishment
By surface analysis, dis- + establishment or dis- + establish + -ment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disestablishment