Where does “deliquescence” come from?
deliquescence (English) comes from English deliquesce, from Latin deliquesco, 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.
deliquescence (English): The condition of being deliquescent; The action...
Definitions
- The condition of being deliquescent; The action...
Ancestry of “deliquescence”, step by step
deliquescence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deliquesce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deliquesce | To melt and disappear; To become liquid by... |
| 2 | Latin | deliquesco | I melt, dissolve; I vanish, I disappear |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via French déliquescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | déliquescent | deliquescent; decaying |