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Where does “defatigable” come from?

defatigable (English) comes from Latin defatigatus, from Latin dēfatīgō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

defatigable (English): Easily tired or wearied; capable of being...

Definitions

  1. Easily tired or wearied; capable of being...

Ancestry of “defatigable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindefatigatusexhausted; discouraged
2Latindēfatīgō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “defatigable”

  • undefatigable
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