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Where does “aditus” come from?

aditus (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.

aditus (English): the entrance to a cavity or channel

Definitions

  1. the entrance to a cavity or channel

Ancestry of “aditus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaditusapproach, access; attack; entrance
2Latinadeō—
3Interlinguadeo—
4FrenchDieuGod; to God
5Middle FrenchDieu—
6Old FrenchdeüAlternative form of deu
7Latindēbēre—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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