Where does “mordent” come from?
mordent (French) comes from French mordre, from Old French mordre, from Vulgar Latin mordere, from Latin mordēre.
mordent (French): third-person plural present indicative of mordre;...
Definitions
- third-person plural present indicative of mordre;...
Ancestry of “mordent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mordre | to bite; to encroach |
| 2 | Old French | mordre | to bite |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | mordere | present active infinitive of mordeō;... |
| 4 | Latin | mordēre | — |