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Where does “déchainer” come from?

déchainer (French) comes from French déchaîner, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

déchainer (French): Alternative spelling of déchaîner

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of déchaîner

Ancestry of “déchainer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéchaînerto unleash; to arouse, rouse; to cause, bring out
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-—
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 “déchainer”

  • déchaînement
  • déchainement
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