Where does “déclencher” come from?
déclencher (French) comes from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
déclencher (French): to trigger, to spark, to set off; to set off; to...
Definitions
- to trigger, to spark, to set off; to set off; to...
Ancestry of “déclencher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 2 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “déclencher”