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Where does “deciduousness” come from?

deciduousness (English) comes from English deciduous, from Latin dēciduus, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deciduousness (English): The state or condition of being deciduous; the...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being deciduous; the...

Ancestry of “deciduousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeciduousDescribing a part that falls off, or is shed, at...
2Latindēciduus—
3Latindēcīdō—
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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