Where does “deliquesce” come from?
deliquesce (English) comes from Latin deliquesco, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
deliquesce (English): To melt and disappear; To become liquid by...
Definitions
- To melt and disappear; To become liquid by...
Ancestry of “deliquesce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | deliquesco | I melt, dissolve; I vanish, I disappear |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē | — |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |