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Where does “denotate” come from?

denotate (English) comes from Latin denotatus, from Latin denoto, 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.

denotate (English): To mark off; to denote

Definitions

  1. To mark off; to denote

Ancestry of “denotate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindenotatusmarked
2LatindenotoI mark; I observe; I indicate
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 “denotate”

  • denotator
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