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Where does “defileth” come from?

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

defileth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “defileth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdefileTo make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul;...
2Frenchdéfilépast participle of défiler; parade; march in...
3FrenchdéfilerTo parade or march; To appear one after the...
4Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
5Middle Frenchdés-—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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