defenestratio.
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
Meaning & usage
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
The act of forcibly removing someone from an organization or position of power.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fnestra)bor.? Latin fenestra Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiō Latin dēfenestrātiō From dē (“out of; down from”) + fenestra (“window”) + -ātiō (“-ation”).
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