dezmierda

Moldavian

/dez.mjerˈda/

verb

Definitions

to caress, fondle, pet

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *dismerdāre, merda (excrement).

Origin

Latin

merda

Gloss

excrement

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*dismerdāre Latin
merda Latin
merda Italian
mierda Spanish, Castilian
merda Catalan, Valencian
*merda Old Portuguese
merda Old Portuguese
diznjerdu Aromanian
*(s)merdā Proto-Italic
mierda Asturian
mierde Friulian
mierda Old Spanish
miarda Dalmatian