Where does “décote” come from?

décote (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.

décote (French): discount; tax relief

Definitions

  1. discount; tax relief

Ancestry of “décote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
2Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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