Also, it's because you're looking at defenestration as if i'ts this smarty-pants word. But really :
'fenêtre means 'window' in french.
The '^' accent is literally a placeholder for words where old french used to have an S that got silenced / removed.
So 'fenestre' means 'window'
The prefix 'de' means 'to remove' / 'to cancel' / to undo' (to 'demonetize' something --> to remove funding).
So 'defenestrate' is literally to 'un-window' something / someone.
So this 'fancy english word' is literally old english, explained.
'fenêtre means 'window' in french.
The '^' accent is literally a placeholder for words where old french used to have an S that got silenced / removed.
So 'fenestre' means 'window'
The prefix 'de' means 'to remove' / 'to cancel' / to undo' (to 'demonetize' something --> to remove funding).
So 'defenestrate' is literally to 'un-window' something / someone.
So this 'fancy english word' is literally old english, explained.