Where does “detonate” come from?

Detonate comes from Latin detono, formed from the prefix de- and Latin de, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de.

detonate (English): To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust...

Definitions

  1. To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust...

Ancestry of “detonate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdétonerto detonate
2Latindētonōto cease thundering, raging
3Latindē-of; from
4Latindēof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “detonate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →