Where does “desultoriness” come from?
desultoriness (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.
desultoriness (English): The state or quality of being desultory
Definitions
- The state or quality of being desultory
Ancestry of “desultoriness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to leap or jump down, dismount |
| 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 |