Where does “desmembrer” come from?

desmembrer (Old French) comes from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

desmembrer (Old French): to dismember; to dismantle; to destroy; to rip to...

Definitions

  1. to dismember; to dismantle; to destroy; to rip to...

Ancestry of “desmembrer”, step by step

desmembrer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdes
2Old Frenchdeof; from
3Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
4Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
5Latindāre
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Old French membre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmembrelimb
2Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
3Proto-Italicmemzrom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-

via Old French er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencher

Words derived from “desmembrer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō