Where does “declaimest” come from?
declaimest (English) comes from English declaim, from Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
declaimest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “declaimest”, step by step
declaimest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English declaim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | declaim | To object to something vociferously; to rail... |
| 2 | Middle French | declamer | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēclāmō | to practise speaking, declaim, make speeches |
| 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |