Where does “emmordassar” come from?
emmordassar (Catalan) comes from Catalan mordassa, from Latin mordacia, from Latin mordax, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
emmordassar (Catalan): to gag, to muzzle
Definitions
- to gag, to muzzle
Ancestry of “emmordassar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mordassa | gag |
| 2 | Latin | mordacia | nominative neuter plural of mordāx; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | mordax | biting; snappish; tart; cutting; caustic |
| 4 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |