Where does “delineament” come from?
delineament (English) comes from Italian delineamento, from Italian delineare, from Latin dēlīneo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
delineament (English): A delineation; a sketch
Definitions
- A delineation; a sketch
Ancestry of “delineament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | delineamento | delineation, outline |
| 2 | Italian | delineare | to outline, to delineate |
| 3 | Latin | dēlīneo | to delineate, sketch out, outline |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |