Etymology of the English word eliminate
the English word
eliminatederived from the Latin word
eliminatioderived from the Latin word
eliminare (carry out of doors; [w, dicta => to blab])
derived from the Medieval Latin word
limen (threshold; threshold, entrance; lintel)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-Date
The earliest known usage of eliminate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
elimination,
eliminator,
eliminated,
eliminatingCognates
Dutch
elimineren, French
éliminer, German
eliminieren, Italian
eliminare, Norwegian
eliminere, Swedish
elimineraUsage
Word found in Modern English
