Where does “dickslap” come from?
dickslap (English) comes from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dickslap (English): An objectionable person; The act of slapping...
Definitions
- An objectionable person; The act of slapping...
Ancestry of “dickslap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Dick | — |
| 2 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 3 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 4 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 5 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |