English
diremption
Diremption comes from Latin dirēmptiō ‘a separation’, from emō ‘buy, purchase’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘buy, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirimō‘to separate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirēmptiō‘a separation’
- Englishtodaydiremption
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘buy, purchase’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirimō‘to separate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirēmptiō‘a separation’
- Englishtodaydiremption
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
assume, presume, sumptuous, 46 more
through Latin emō ‘buy, purchase’
consumer, premium, resume, consume, ransom, assumption, redeem, redemption, résumé, exemption, consumable, emptor, overconsumption, preemption, 41 more
Today it means
noun A ripping apart; a forceful sundering.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / diremption