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.
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Ancestry of “adit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aditus | approach, access; attack; entrance |
| 2 | Latin | adeō | — |
| 3 | Interlingua | deo | — |
| 4 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 5 | Middle French | Dieu | — |
| 6 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 7 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |