Where does “mordent” come from?
mordent (Latin) comes from Latin mordeo, from Proto-Italic mordeō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.
mordent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...
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Ancestry of “mordent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mordeo | I bite ; nibble, gnaw; I nip, sting; I eat,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | mordeō | to bite |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)merd- | to bite, to sting |