Where does “définition” come from?
définition (French) comes from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
définition (French): definition
Definitions
- definition
Ancestry of “définition”, step by step
définition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French definition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | definition | definition |
| 2 | Latin | dēfīnītiō | definition; precise description |
| 3 | Latin | dēfīniō | to bound, set bounds to; to limit |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin dēfīnītiōnem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēfīnītiōnem | — |