Where does “extradepartmentally” come from?
extradepartmentally (English) comes from English extradepartmental, from English departmental, from French départemental, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō — afterwards, post; by, at.
extradepartmentally (English): Outside a department
Definitions
- Outside a department
Ancestry of “extradepartmentally”, step by step
extradepartmentally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extradepartmental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extradepartmental | Outside a department |
| 2 | English | departmental | Of or pertaining to a department |
| 3 | French | départemental | departmental |
| 4 | French | département | department; département |
| 5 | Middle French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | département | — |
| 7 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 8 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |