Where does “maudire” come from?

maudire (Old French) comes from Latin maledīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

maudire (Old French): to curse

Definitions

  1. to curse

Ancestry of “maudire”, step by step

maudire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin maledīcō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaledīcōto slander, speak ill of
2Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin maledīcere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaledīcere

Words derived from “maudire

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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