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Where does “dégagement” come from?

dégagement (French) comes from French dégager, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dégagement (French): clearance, clearing; emission; disengagement

Definitions

  1. clearance, clearing; emission; disengagement

Ancestry of “dégagement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdégagerto free; to relieve; to release
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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