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Where does “biodéchet” come from?

biodéchet (French) comes from French déchet, from French déchoir, from Old French decheoir, from Latin dēcadere, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

biodéchet (French): biowaste

Definitions

  1. biowaste

Ancestry of “biodéchet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéchetrubbish, trash; a mess, a basket case
2Frenchdéchoirto wane; to strip
3Old Frenchdecheoir—
4Latindēcadere—
5Latindēcīdō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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