Where does “deskrifans” come from?
deskrifans (Cornish) comes from Cornish deskrifa, from Latin dēscrībō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deskrifans (Cornish): description
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Ancestry of “deskrifans”, step by step
deskrifans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish deskrifa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | deskrifa | to describe |
| 2 | Latin | dēscrībō | to copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Cornish ans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ans | — |