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Where does “darrein” come from?

darrein (English) comes from Old French darrein, from Latin deretrānus, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

darrein (English): In the names of legal actions, pleas, writs,...

Definitions

  1. In the names of legal actions, pleas, writs,...

Ancestry of “darrein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdarrein—
2Latinderetrānus—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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