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