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Where does “desipient” come from?

desipient (English) comes from Latin desipiens, from Latin desipere, from Latin desipio, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

desipient (English): foolish; silly; trifling

Definitions

  1. foolish; silly; trifling

Ancestry of “desipient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindesipiensBe meaningless, out of mind, extravagate
2Latindesiperepresent active infinitive of dēsipiō; to be...
3LatindesipioI am foolish , fool around, clown around
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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