Etymology

diss

D2I1S1S1

Today it means: To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour. Full definition →

English disparageclip. ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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diss · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishrespect
  11. Englishdisrespectclip.
  12. Englishdisparageclip.
  13. English todaydiss

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-.

diss · noun2

Clipping of dissertation.

diss · noun3

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromدِيس
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromدِيس
  3. English todaydiss

Borrowed from Arabic دِيس (dīs).

Words from the same roots

Latindis- all →

displaydiscountsportdinnerdiscoverdebatedisclosedeploydisguisedisastrousdivergentdefydefeasiblederaydes-di-dis-discomfitdisheritdisservedisseverdisterdivagate

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