Etymology

disperish

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Today it means: To be ruined or lost; to perish. Full definition →

Middle English disperishen ← Old French desperiss- ← Latin disperīre
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  1. Latin · derived fromdisperīre“to go completely to ruin”
  2. Old French · derived fromdesperiss-
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdisperishen
  4. English todaydisperish

First attested in 1382, from Middle English disperishen, from Old French desperiss-, extended stem of desperir, from Latin disperīre (“to go completely to ruin”).

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