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mordeo.

to bite (into); nibble, gnaw

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈmɔr.de.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈmɔr.de.o]
  1. to bite (into); nibble, gnaw

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  2. to nip, sting

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  3. to eat, consume, devour, erode

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  4. to bite into, take hold of, press or cut into

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  5. to hurt, pain, sting

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  6. to squander, waste, dissipate

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *mordeō, from *mordejō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mord-éye-ti, from *(s)merd- (“to bite, sting”). Potentially displaced Proto-Indo-European *(s)mérd-e-ti, the original present to this root. Cognate with Sanskrit मर्दति (márdati, “press, crush, destroy”), म्रदते (mradate, “pulverize”), Ancient Greek σμερδνός (smerdnós, “dreadful”), σμερδαλέος (smerdaléos), English smart.

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