Where does “delimit” come from?
Delimit comes from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, composed of the prefix de- and limes meaning boundary or limit, ultimately from Latin ligo meaning to bind.
delimit (English): To mark or fix the limits of; To demarcate
Definitions
- To mark or fix the limits of; To demarcate
Ancestry of “delimit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | délimiter | to delimit; to outline; delineate |
| 2 | Latin | delimitare | to mark out the limits |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |