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If your mind works like mine, no, this is not about removing windows from buildings.

Cue Archie Bunker arguing with his daughter about guns. "Would you feel better if they were thrown out of windows, little girl."

I have often considered that the word should be exfenestration. The frequency with which I've considered this probably says a lot about me.

"de-" carries the additional sense of "down", so thrown down from a high window rather than thrown out through a low window.

I know! You can start a Wikipedia edit war about this.