Where does “dèt” come from?
dèt (Antillean Creole) comes from French dette, from Middle French debte, from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
dèt (Antillean Creole): debt
Definitions
- debt
Ancestry of “dèt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dette | debt |
| 2 | Middle French | debte | debt |
| 3 | Old French | dete | debt |
| 4 | Latin | dēbita | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēbitus | owed |
| 6 | Latin | dēbeō | to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |