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Where does “dirtsider” come from?

dirtsider (English) comes from English dirtside, from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta — to satiate, satisfy.

dirtsider (English): Someone who lives on the surface of a planet or...

Definitions

  1. Someone who lives on the surface of a planet or...

Ancestry of “dirtsider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdirtsideOn the surface of a planet or moon
2EnglishSide—
3Middle Englishsidecustom
4Old Englishsīdeside, flank
5Proto-West Germanic*sīdā—
6Medieval Latinsida—
7Late LatinsetaAlternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle
8Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
9Proto-Italicsaitā—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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