Where does “decamper” come from?
decamper (English) comes from English decamp, from French décamper, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
decamper (English): One who decamps
Ancestry of “decamper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | decamp | To break up camp and move on; To disappear... |
| 2 | French | décamper | to decamp; to clear off, buzz off, hop it |
| 3 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 4 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |