Where does “detection” come from?

detection (English) comes from Latin detectio, from Latin detego, 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.

detection (English): The act of detecting or sensing something;...

Definitions

  1. The act of detecting or sensing something;...

Ancestry of “detection”, step by step

detection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin detectio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindetectiodetection
2LatindetegoI uncover, take off; reveal, disclose, detect,...
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Latin dētēctiōnem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindētēctiōnem

Words derived from “detection

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós