Where does “Mormondumb” come from?
Mormondumb (English) comes from English Mormondom, from English -dom, from English DOM, from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Mormondumb (English): Mormondom, regarded as stupid
Definitions
- Mormondom, regarded as stupid
Ancestry of “Mormondumb”, step by step
Mormondumb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mormondom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mormondom | Mormons collectively; Mormonism |
| 2 | English | -dom | Forming nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 3 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 4 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 5 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 6 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 7 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English dumb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dumb | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;... |
| 2 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 3 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 4 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 5 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 6 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |