Where does “délaissement” come from?

délaissement (French) comes from French délaisser, 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.

délaissement (French): abandonment, desertion, neglect, dereliction

Definitions

  1. abandonment, desertion, neglect, dereliction

Ancestry of “délaissement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdélaisserto abandon, to forsake; to leave
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti