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Where does “detektib” come from?

detektib (Cebuano) comes from English detective, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

detektib (Cebuano): a police officer who looks for evidence as part...

Definitions

  1. a police officer who looks for evidence as part...

Ancestry of “detektib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetectiveA police officer who looks for evidence as part...
2Englishdetectto discover or find by careful search,...
3Latindetectusuncovered, revealed, disclosed
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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