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Where does “decantable” come from?

decantable (English) comes from English decant, from French décanter, from Latin dēcanthāre, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

decantable (English): Able to be decanted

Definitions

  1. Able to be decanted

Ancestry of “decantable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecantTo pour off gently, so as not to disturb the...
2Frenchdécanterto decant
3Latindēcanthāre—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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