Where does “dismemberer” come from?
dismemberer (English) comes from English dismember, from Old French desmembrer, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.
dismemberer (English): One who, or that which, dismembers
Definitions
- One who, or that which, dismembers
Ancestry of “dismemberer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dismember | To remove the limbs of; To cut or otherwise... |
| 2 | Old French | desmembrer | to dismember; to dismantle; to destroy; to rip to... |
| 3 | Old French | des | — |
| 4 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 6 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 7 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |