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-1‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō1‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō2‘buy, purchase’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirimō3‘to separate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirēmptiō3‘a separation’
- Englishtodaydiremption3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin emo, which cites Rix
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin dirimo
- 3 Wiktionary, English diremption
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-Wiktionary, Latin emo, which cites Rix‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emōWiktionary, Latin emo, which cites Rix‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemōWiktionary, Latin dirimo‘buy, purchase’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirimōWiktionary, English diremption‘to separate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdirēmptiōWiktionary, English diremption‘a separation’
- EnglishtodaydiremptionWiktionary, English diremption
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 53 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
assume, presume, sumptuous, 44 more
through Latin emō ‘buy, purchase’
consumer, premium, resume, consume, ransom, assumption, redeem, redemption, exemption, consumable, emptor, overconsumption, preemption, 39 more
Today it means
noun A ripping apart; a forceful sundering.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “diremption”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin emo, Latin dirimo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / diremption