Where does “denizen” come from?
Denizen comes from Middle English denisein, from Old French denzein, from Old French deinz meaning within or inside.
denizen (English): An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in; One...
Definitions
- An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in; One...
Ancestry of “denizen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | denisein | — |
| 2 | Old French | denzein | — |
| 3 | Latin | de intus | Alternative form of deintus |
| 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 |