Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “addititious” come from?

addititious (English) comes from Latin addititius, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

addititious (English): Additive; Increasing

Definitions

  1. Additive; Increasing

Ancestry of “addititious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaddititius—
2Latinadderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinaddō—
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →