Where does “deplorability” come from?
deplorability (English) comes from English deplorable, from French déplorable, from Latin dēplōrābilis, from Latin dēplōrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
deplorability (English): The quality of being deplorable
Definitions
- The quality of being deplorable
Ancestry of “deplorability”, step by step
deplorability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deplorable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deplorable | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad,... |
| 2 | French | déplorable | lamentable, regrettable |
| 3 | Latin | dēplōrābilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēplōrō | to complain about, bemoan |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |