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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | des | — |
| 2 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Old French membre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | membre | limb |
| 2 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Old French er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | er | — |