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Where does “describest” come from?

describest (English) comes from English describe, from Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

describest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “describest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdescribeTo represent in words; To represent by drawing;...
2Middle Englishdescriven—
3Old Frenchdescrivreto describe
4Latindēscrībō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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