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Where does “dehydrate” come from?

dehydrate (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.

dehydrate (English): to lose or remove water; to dry

Definitions

  1. to lose or remove water; to dry

Ancestry of “dehydrate”, 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 “dehydrate”

  • dehydrator
  • dehydratase
  • dehydrative
  • dehydratable
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