Where does “dicktard” come from?
dicktard (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.
dicktard (English): J. Rose Allister, "Disowned Cowboys"; 2011, "The...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dicktard”, step by step
dicktard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 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 | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |
via English tard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tard | A person with mental retardation; A person who... |
| 2 | English | retard | Retardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;... |
| 3 | Old French | retarder | to retard; to delay; to make late |
| 4 | Latin | retardo | I hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |