Where does “diss” come from?
Diss comes from Arabic دِيس, though the precise original meaning and intermediate transmission through other languages remain unclear.
diss (English): To put down, or show disrespect by the use of...
Definitions
- To put down, or show disrespect by the use of...
Ancestry of “diss”, step by step
diss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disrespect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 2 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 3 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 4 | Old French | respect | — |
| 5 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 6 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Arabic دِيس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دِيس | — |