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Where does “déchirure” come from?

déchirure (French) comes from French déchirer, from Middle French deschirer, from Old French descirer, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

déchirure (French): tear, rip

Definitions

  1. tear, rip

Ancestry of “déchirure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéchirerto rip up; to tear up emotionally; to kick arse,...
2Middle Frenchdeschirerto rip up; to shred; to rip to shreds
3Old Frenchdescirer—
4Old Frenchdé-—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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