Where does “disparagingly” come from?
Disparagingly derives from English disparage, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Latin dis-, tracing ultimately to Proto-Indo-European ḱóm meaning "together."
disparagingly (English): Insultingly
Definitions
- Insultingly
Ancestry of “disparagingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disparaging | Insulting, ridiculing; present participle of... |
| 2 | English | disparage | Inequality in marriage; marriage with an... |
| 3 | Middle English | disparage | Inequality in marriage; marriage with an... |
| 4 | Old French | desparagier | — |
| 5 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |