Where does “délicieux” come from?
délicieux (French) comes from Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
délicieux (French): delicious; delightful
Definitions
- delicious; delightful
Ancestry of “délicieux”, step by step
délicieux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēliciōsus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēliciōsus | delicious |
| 2 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 3 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 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 Late Latin deliciosus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | deliciosus | delicate, delicious; delicious; delicate |
| 2 | Latin | deliciae | delight, pleasure; luxuries, toys; darling,... |
| 3 | Latin | delicia | corner beam supporting a section of an... |
| 4 | Latin | delicio | I allure, I entice |
| 5 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |