Where does “despoiler” come from?
despoiler (English) comes from English despoil, from Old French despoillier, from Latin despolio, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
despoiler (English): One who despoils; one who strips by force; a...
Definitions
- One who despoils; one who strips by force; a...
Ancestry of “despoiler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | despoil | To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from; To... |
| 2 | Old French | despoillier | to strip; to get undressed |
| 3 | Latin | despolio | I rob, plunder or despoil |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |