Where does “dezmierdăciune” come from?

dezmierdăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian dezmierdat, from Romanian dezmierda, from Vulgar Latin dismerdare, from Latin dismerdo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dezmierdăciune (Romanian): caress

Definitions

  1. caress

Ancestry of “dezmierdăciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandezmierdatcaressed
2Romaniandezmierdato caress, fondle, pet
3Vulgar Latindismerdarepresent active infinitive of *dismerdō
4LatindismerdoI wipe the bottom; I extract the shit from
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx