verb
Meaning 1
To spend more than one earns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dissave
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *solh2- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h2-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English dissave From dis- + save.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: malŝpari — to spend more than one earns
- German: entsparen — to spend more than one earns