Where does “dehydrative” come from?

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

dehydrative (English): That causes, or is accompanied by, dehydration

Definitions

  1. That causes, or is accompanied by, dehydration

Ancestry of “dehydrative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdehydrateto lose or remove water; to dry
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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