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Where does “zedendelict” come from?

zedendelict (Dutch) comes from Dutch delict, from Middle Dutch delict, from Latin dēlictum, from Latin delictus, from Latin delinquo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

zedendelict (Dutch): a sex crime

Definitions

  1. a sex crime

Ancestry of “zedendelict”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdelictcrime, wrong
2Middle Dutchdelict—
3Latindēlictum—
4Latindelictusfailed, having failed
5LatindelinquoI fail in my duty; I am wanting, lacking; I...
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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