Where does “due” come from?
Due comes from Middle English dewe, from Latin deus meaning god, combined with the Latin suffix -inus.
due (English): Owed or owing; Appropriate; Scheduled; expected
Definitions
- Owed or owing; Appropriate; Scheduled; expected
Ancestry of “due”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dewe | Alternative form of dew; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 3 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |