Where does “detester” come from?
detester (English) comes from English detest, from Middle French detester, from Latin detestor, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
detester (English): Someone who detests, a hater
Definitions
- Someone who detests, a hater
Ancestry of “detester”, step by step
detester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detest | To dislike intensely; to loathe; To witness... |
| 2 | Middle French | detester | to hate; to detest |
| 3 | Latin | detestor | I curse or execrate; I detest or loathe; I avert... |
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |