English
diriment
Diriment comes from Latin dirimēns ‘separating’, 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‘separate, divide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirimēns‘separating’
- Englishtodaydiriment
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‘separate, divide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirimēns‘separating’
- Englishtodaydiriment
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’
exempt, pomade, pommel, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
assume, presume, sumptuous, 46 more
through Latin emō ‘buy, purchase’
consumer, premium, assumption, resume, redemption, consume, ransom, exemption, redeem, résumé, consumable, preemption, emptor, overconsumption, 41 more
Today it means
adj Serving to invalidate an attempted marriage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / diriment