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Where does “delectation” come from?

Delectation comes from Middle French délectation, meaning delight or pleasure.

delectation (English): great pleasure; delight

Definitions

  1. great pleasure; delight

Ancestry of “delectation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēlectātiōnem—
2LatindelectoI delight, charm, please; dative masculine...
3Latindēliciō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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