Where does “de-” come from?

de- (English) comes from Latin dē-, 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.

de- (English): reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...

Definitions

  1. reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...

Ancestry of “de-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindē-of; from
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “de-”

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