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Where does “depleter” come from?

depleter (English) comes from English deplete, from Latin dēplētus, from Latin depleo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

depleter (English): Any substance that causes depletion of something

Definitions

  1. Any substance that causes depletion of something

Ancestry of “depleter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepleteTo empty or unload, as the vessels of the human...
2Latindēplētus—
3LatindepleoI empty out, draw off, let, drain; exhaust
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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