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Where does “deskinment” come from?

deskinment (English) comes from English deskin, from English de-, 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.

deskinment (English): The act of deskinning

Definitions

  1. The act of deskinning

Ancestry of “deskinment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeskinTo remove the skin of; To remove from power
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
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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