Where does “deterrable” come from?
deterrable (English) comes from French déterrer, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deterrable (English): Capable of being deterred
Definitions
- Capable of being deterred
Ancestry of “deterrable”, step by step
deterrable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French déterrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | déterrer | to dig up; to exhume, disinter |
| 2 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English deter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deter | To prevent something from happening; To persuade... |
| 2 | Latin | dēterreō | to frighten off, deter, discourage, prevent, hinder |
| 3 | Latin | terreō | to frighten, terrify, alarm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 7 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |