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Where does “décollement” come from?

décollement (English) comes from French décollement, from French décoller, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

décollement (English): A gliding plane between two rock masses; a basal...

Definitions

  1. A gliding plane between two rock masses; a basal...

Ancestry of “décollement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécollementdetachment, unsticking
2FrenchdécollerTo take off; unstick; se décoller
3Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
4Middle Frenchdés-—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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