英语词汇divestiture的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	divestiture
词源	divestiture n. c. 1600, "act of stripping or depriving," from divest on analogy of investiture. Economics sense is by 1955. Entries linking to divestiture divest v. 1560s, devest (modern spelling is c. 1600), "strip of possessions," from French devester "strip of possessions" (Old French desvestir), from des- "away" (see dis-) + vestir "to clothe," from Latin vestire "to clothe" (from PIE wes- (2) "to clothe," extended form of root eu- "to dress"). The etymological sense of "strip of clothes, arms, or equipage" is from 1580s. Meaning "strip by some definite or legal process" is from 1570s. Economic sense "sell off (a subsidiary company, later an investment) is by 1961. Related: Divested; divesting. investiture n. late 14c., "ceremony of clothing in the insignia of office," from Medieval Latin investitura "an investing," from past participle stem of Latin investire "to clothe" (see invest). Related: Investive. updated on September 10, 2018
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divestiture n.