Where does “deteriorative” come from?
deteriorative (English) comes from English deteriorate, from Latin dēteriorātus, from Latin dēteriorō, from Latin deterior, from Latin dēter, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
deteriorative (English): Causing deterioration
Definitions
- Causing deterioration
Ancestry of “deteriorative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deteriorate | To make worse; to make inferior in quality or... |
| 2 | Latin | dēteriorātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēteriorō | to worsen, deteriorate |
| 4 | Latin | deterior | worse |
| 5 | Latin | dēter | — |
| 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 |