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Where does “deliquescent” come from?

deliquescent (English) comes from Latin deliquescens, 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.

deliquescent (English): Seeming to melt away; Absorbing moisture from the...

Definitions

  1. Seeming to melt away; Absorbing moisture from the...

Ancestry of “deliquescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeliquescens—
2LatindeliquescoI melt, dissolve; I vanish, I disappear
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “deliquescent”

  • deliquescently
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