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Where does “detonable” come from?

detonable (English) comes from French détoner, from Latin dētonō, 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.

detonable (English): That can be detonate, detonatable

Definitions

  1. That can be detonate, detonatable

Ancestry of “detonable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdétonerto detonate
2Latindētonō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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