Where does “destituteness” come from?
destituteness (English) comes from English destitute, from Middle English destitute, from Latin destitutus, from Latin dēstituō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
destituteness (English): The state or quality of being destitute
Definitions
- The state or quality of being destitute
Ancestry of “destituteness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destitute | Lacking something; devoid; lacking money; poor,... |
| 2 | Middle English | destitute | — |
| 3 | Latin | destitutus | destitute; disappointed; childless |
| 4 | Latin | dēstituō | to fix or set in position; to place |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |