deorsum

See also: deorsum-

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dē- +‎ vorsum.

Pronunciation

Adverb

deorsum (not comparable)

  1. downwards
    Antonym: sūrsum
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Matthaeus.4.6:
      Et dixit ei, Si Fīlius Deī es, mitte te deorsum. Scriptum est enim: Quia angelis suis mandavit de te, et in manibus tollent te, ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum.
      And he [the devil] said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself downwards. For it is written that He has sent orders to his angels about you, and that they shall bear you in their hands lest you strike a stone with your foot."
  2. below, beneath
    Antonyms: sūrsum, dēsuper
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus.20.4:
      Non facies tibi sculptile, neque omnem similitudinem quae est in caelo desuper, et quae in terra deorsum, nec eorum quae sunt in aquis sub terra.
      Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

Derived terms

Descendants

Reflexes of the late variant iosso:

  • Sardinian: giòsso, giòssu; jòsso, zòsso

Reflexes of the late variant iōsum:

  • Balkan Romance:
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Padanian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Catalan: jos
    • Old Occitan: jos
  • Ibero-Romance:

Reflexes of the late variant iūsum:

  • Italo-Romance:
  • Padanian:
    • Friulian: jù
    • Ligurian: zù (archaic)
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: juso
    • Old Spanish: yuso

References
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