Where does “adit” come from?
adit (English) comes from Latin aditus, from Latin adeō, from Interlingua deo, from French Dieu, from Middle French Dieu, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
adit (English): A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from...
Definitions
- A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from...
Ancestry of “adit”, step by step
adit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin aditus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aditus | approach, access; attack; entrance |
| 2 | Latin | adeō | so, thus, so much |
| 3 | Interlingua | deo | a god, deity |
| 4 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 5 | Middle French | Dieu | God Christian deity |
| 6 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 7 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 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 English Aditya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Aditya | Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आदित्य | belonging to or coming from Aditi; N. of seven... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अदिति | freedom, safety; boundlessness, infinity;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |