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Originally Posted by slayda
I would have thought defenestrate might have derived from German due to the similarity of the German word "fenster". But the "de" prefix does seem to point to Latin
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i've always been intrigued by this as well. in french window is "fenêtre" and we have the verb "défenestrer." these words come from the latin "fenestra". i don't know what the origin of "Fenster" is but i would like it if a german could tell me...