Where does “delitya” come from?
delitya (Cornish) comes from Cornish delit, from Middle English delite, from Old French delit, from Old French delitier, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
delitya (Cornish): to delight
Definitions
- to delight
Ancestry of “delitya”, step by step
delitya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish delit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | delit | delight, pleasure |
| 2 | Middle English | delite | Delightfulness; a feeling of joy or mirth,... |
| 3 | Old French | delit | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 4 | Old French | delitier | to delight |
| 5 | Latin | delecto | I delight, charm, please; dative masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 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 |
via Cornish ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ya | — |