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Where does “deliquate” come from?

deliquate (English) comes from Latin deliquatus, from Latin deliquo, 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.

deliquate (English): To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume;...

Definitions

  1. To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume;...

Ancestry of “deliquate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeliquatus
2LatindeliquoI fail; fall short; I strain; strain off; to make...
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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