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Where does “deteriorar” come from?

deteriorar (Catalan) comes from Late Latin deterioro, from Latin deterior, from Latin dēter, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deteriorar (Catalan): to ruin, spoil; to deteriorate, worsen

Definitions

  1. to ruin, spoil; to deteriorate, worsen

Ancestry of “deteriorar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindeterioro—
2Latindeteriorworse
3Latindēter—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “deteriorar”

  • deteriorament
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