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Reconstruction:Latin/dismerdare
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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Latin
Etymology
From dis- (privative suffix) + merda (“faeces”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix). The etymological sense, therefore, appears to be "remove faeces from", which would have shifted to the sense below in the context of caring for infants.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dezmjerˈdare/
Descendants
- Aromanian: diznjirdari, diznjirdare
- Romanian: dezmierda, desmierda, dizmierda
References
- dezmierda in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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