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Where does “defragment” come from?

defragment (English) comes from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

defragment (English): To run a process that collects fragments of files...

Definitions

  1. To run a process that collects fragments of files...

Ancestry of “defragment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “defragment”

  • defragmentation
  • defrag
  • defragmenter
  • defragger
  • défragmenter
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