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Groundfeeder said:
Invenistrated under guidance by Keith Moon (The Who) and perpetrated by Putin.
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As it happens, the term predates The Who and was probably first coined in 1618 (it's not original Latin). I remember being taught The Defenestration of Prague at school. It was over 40 years ago so can't remember in what context*

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Defenestration - Etymology, Origin & Meaning

Defenestration, from Latin fenestra meaning "window," originated from the 1618 Prague event where officials were thrown out a window, sparking the Thirty Years' War.
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* Edit: must have been the Tudors/Stuart period of English history
 
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