Where does “daubery” come from?
daubery (English) comes from English daub, from Old French dauber, from Latin dealbo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
daubery (English): A daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses
Definitions
- A daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses
Ancestry of “daubery”, step by step
daubery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English daub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | daub | Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in... |
| 2 | Old French | dauber | to whiten; whitewash; to provide with; to furnish... |
| 3 | Latin | dealbo | I whitewash; I plaster, parget; I purify, cleanse |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |