Where does “deliquescently” come from?
deliquescently (English) comes from English deliquescent, from Latin deliquescens, from Latin deliquesco, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deliquescently (English): In a deliquescent manner
Definitions
- In a deliquescent manner
Ancestry of “deliquescently”, step by step
deliquescently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deliquescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deliquescent | Seeming to melt away; Absorbing moisture from the... |
| 2 | Latin | deliquescens | — |
| 3 | Latin | deliquesco | I melt, dissolve; I vanish, I disappear |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |