Where does “disparaging” come from?
Disparaging comes from Middle English disparage, from Old French desparagier meaning to marry unequally, formed from Old French des- and Latin dis- meaning apart, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de and dwóh₁.
disparaging (English): Insulting, ridiculing; present participle of...
Definitions
- Insulting, ridiculing; present participle of...
Ancestry of “disparaging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disparage | Inequality in marriage; marriage with an... |
| 2 | Middle English | disparage | Inequality in marriage; marriage with an... |
| 3 | Old French | desparagier | — |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |