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Where does “delimitate” come from?

delimitate (English) comes from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, 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.

delimitate (English): To delimit, especially in the computing sense

Definitions

  1. To delimit, especially in the computing sense

Ancestry of “delimitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdélimiterto delimit; to outline; delineate
2Latindelimitareto mark out the limits
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “delimitate”

  • delimitator
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