Where does “departing” come from?
departing (English) comes from English depart, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
departing (English): present participle of depart; that is leaving;...
Definitions
- present participle of depart; that is leaving;...
Ancestry of “departing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | depart | To leave; To set out on a journey; To die |
| 2 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 3 | Latin | departiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |