Where does “defendably” come from?
defendably (English) comes from English defendable, from Old French deffendable, from Old French défendre, from Latin dēfendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
defendably (English): In a way that can be defended
Definitions
- In a way that can be defended
Ancestry of “defendably”, step by step
defendably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defendable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defendable | Capable of being defended |
| 2 | Old French | deffendable | — |
| 3 | Old French | défendre | to defend |
| 4 | Latin | dēfendō | to drive away |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |