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Where does “difini” come from?

difini (Esperanto) comes from French définir, from Italian definire, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

difini (Esperanto): to define; to determine; to allot

Definitions

  1. to define; to determine; to allot

Ancestry of “difini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéfinirto define
2Italiandefinireto define, resolve
3Latindēfīniō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “difini”

  • difinebla
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