Where does “déconcerter” come from?
déconcerter (French) comes from Middle French desconcerter, 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.
déconcerter (French): to disconcert; to baffle, confound, bewilder
Definitions
- to disconcert; to baffle, confound, bewilder
Ancestry of “déconcerter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | desconcerter | — |
| 2 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |