Etymology

demirep

D2E1M3I1R1E1P3

Today it means: A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress. Full definition →

English reputation ← Middle English demi ← Anglo-Norman demi
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*me
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  9. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  10. Proto-Italic*meðios
  11. Latinmedius
  12. Latindīmidius
  13. Vulgar Latin*dimedius
  14. Anglo-Normandemi
  15. Middle Englishdemi
  16. Englishdemi-
  17. Englishreputation
  18. English todaydemirep

From demi- + reputation.

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