Where does “dezmierdat” come from?
dezmierdat (Romanian) comes 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.
dezmierdat (Romanian): caressed
Definitions
- caressed
Ancestry of “dezmierdat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dezmierda | to caress, fondle, pet |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | dismerdare | present active infinitive of *dismerdō |
| 3 | Latin | dismerdo | I wipe the bottom; I extract the shit from |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |