Where does “decantee” come from?
decantee (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.
decantee (English): A person who is temporarily rehoused while their usual accommodation is being refurbished or rebuilt
Definitions
- A person who is temporarily rehoused while their usual accommodation is being refurbished or rebuilt
Ancestry of “decantee”, step by step
decantee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decant | To pour off gently, so as not to disturb the... |
| 2 | French | décanter | to decant |
| 3 | Latin | dēcanthāre | — |
| 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 |