Where does “delinker” come from?

delinker (English) comes from English delink, from English de-, 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.

delinker (English): A device in a gun for delinking ammunition

Definitions

  1. A device in a gun for delinking ammunition

Ancestry of “delinker”, step by step

delinker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English delink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdelinkTo unlink, or remove a link from
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti