Where does “desultorily” come from?
desultorily (English) comes from English desultory, from Latin desultorius, from Latin desultor, from Latin dēsiliō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
desultorily (English): In a desultory fashion
Ancestry of “desultorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | desultory | Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to... |
| 2 | Latin | desultorius | desultory; superficial |
| 3 | Latin | desultor | leaper, vaulter; A sort of riders, who, in the... |
| 4 | Latin | dēsiliō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |