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Where does “delimitative” come from?

delimitative (English) comes from English delimit, from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

delimitative (English): Serving to delimit

Definitions

  1. Serving to delimit

Ancestry of “delimitative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdelimitTo mark or fix the limits of; To demarcate
2Frenchdélimiterto delimit; to outline; delineate
3Latindelimitareto mark out the limits
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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