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Where does “défaner” come from?

défaner (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.

défaner (French): to kill the tops of plants such as potatoes...

Definitions

  1. to kill the tops of plants such as potatoes...

Ancestry of “défaner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
2Middle Frenchdés-—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “défaner”

  • défanage
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