Where does “deciduous” come from?
Deciduous comes from Latin deciduus, from Latin decido (to fall down), from Latin cado (to fall), with the prefix de, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de.
deciduous (English): Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at...
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- Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at...
Ancestry of “deciduous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēciduus | falling down or off, deciduous |
| 2 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |