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English word origin

Etymology of diss

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respect

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Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respect English disrespectclip. English disparageclip. English diss Originated in Jamaican English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally a clipping of disrespect or disparage, both from the prefix dis-, ultimately from Latin dis-.

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  • Derivation mentiondis-la
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Source etymology 1 · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Dissertation.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of dissertation.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Arabic دِيس (dīs).

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