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Where does “codétenir” come from?

codétenir (French) comes from French détenir, from Old French detenir, from Latin dētineō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

codétenir (French): To detain together with another

Definitions

  1. To detain together with another

Ancestry of “codétenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdétenirto detain; to possess, to have, to hold
2Old Frenchdetenirto detain
3Latindētineō—
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 “codétenir”

  • codétenu
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