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Where does “delitescent” come from?

delitescent (English) comes from Latin delitescens, from Latin delitesco, 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.

delitescent (English): Lying uncovered inside; latent

Definitions

  1. Lying uncovered inside; latent

Ancestry of “delitescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelitescenshiding
2LatindelitescoI hide, or go into hiding; I withdraw; I take...
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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