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Where does “depopulator” come from?

depopulator (English) comes from Latin depopulator, from Latin depopulor, 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.

depopulator (English): A person who depopulates an area, especially one...

Definitions

  1. A person who depopulates an area, especially one...

Ancestry of “depopulator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindepopulatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2LatindepopulorI sack, plunder, pillage, despoil; I ravage,...
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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