Where does “declamatory” come from?
declamatory (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.
declamatory (English): Having the quality of a declamation;...
Definitions
- Having the quality of a declamation;...
Ancestry of “declamatory”, step by step
| 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 |