Where does “cross-departmental” come from?
cross-departmental (English) comes from English departmental, from French départemental, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
cross-departmental (English): Across multiple departments
Definitions
- Across multiple departments
Ancestry of “cross-departmental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | departmental | Of or pertaining to a department |
| 2 | French | départemental | departmental |
| 3 | French | département | department; département |
| 4 | Middle French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 7 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |