Where does “deportee” come from?
deportee (English) comes from English deport, from French déporter, from Old French deporter, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
deportee (English): A deported person
Ancestry of “deportee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deport | To comport ; to behave; To evict, especially from... |
| 2 | French | déporter | to deport; to send to a concentration camp; to... |
| 3 | Old French | deporter | to amuse; to entertain |
| 4 | Latin | deportō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |