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Where does “defilee” come from?

defilee (English) comes from French défilé, from French défiler, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

Ancestry of “defilee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéfilépast participle of défiler; parade; march in...
2FrenchdéfilerTo parade or march; To appear one after the...
3Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
4Middle Frenchdés-—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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