Where does “detriment” come from?
Detriment comes from Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum, derived from Latin deterere meaning to wear away, ultimately from Latin terere meaning to rub or wear.
detriment (English): Harm, hurt, damage; A charge made to students and...
Definitions
- Harm, hurt, damage; A charge made to students and...
Ancestry of “detriment”, step by step
detriment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French détriment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | détriment | detriment |
| 2 | Latin | detrimentum | harm, loss, damage; defeat; detriment |
| 3 | Latin | dēterō | to rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp |
| 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 Old French detriement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | detriement | detriment |