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Where does “de son tort” come from?

de son tort (English) comes from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

de son tort (English): Without authority or right

Definitions

  1. Without authority or right

Ancestry of “de son tort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédie; diced slice; thimble
2Middle Frenchdeof; from
3Old Frenchdédie
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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