myEtymology.com: English etymology of decontaminate

Etymology of the English word decontaminate

the English word decontaminate

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word contaminate

derived from the Latin word contaminare (corrupt, defile; debase w, mixture of inferior material; contaminate)

derived from the Latin word tangere (touch, strike; border on)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tag- (to touch)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word taminare

Word found in Modern English