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Where does “devastatingly” come from?

Devastatingly comes from English devastate, from Latin devastatus (past participle of devasto, meaning to lay waste), from Latin de- (prefix meaning away) and an unattested root.

devastatingly (English): In a devastating manner

Definitions

  1. In a devastating manner

Ancestry of “devastatingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdevastatingcausing devastation; present participle of...
2EnglishdevastateTo ruin many or all things over a large area,...
3Latindēvastātus—
4Latindēvastō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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