Where does “detail” come from?
detail (Dutch) comes from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
detail (Dutch): detail
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Ancestry of “detail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | détail | detail |
| 2 | French | détailler | to detail; to retail |
| 3 | Old French | detailler | — |
| 4 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |