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Where does “dueness” come from?

dueness (English) comes from English due, from Middle English dewe, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dueness (English): Quality of being due; debt; what is due or...

Definitions

  1. Quality of being due; debt; what is due or...

Ancestry of “dueness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdueOwed or owing; Appropriate; Scheduled; expected
2Middle EnglishdeweAlternative form of dew; Alternative form of...
3Old FrenchdeüAlternative form of deu
4Latindēbēre—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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