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Where does “délimiter” come from?

délimiter (French) comes from Latin delimitare, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

délimiter (French): to delimit; to outline; delineate

Definitions

  1. to delimit; to outline; delineate

Ancestry of “délimiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelimitareto mark out the limits
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “délimiter”

  • delimitation
  • delimit
  • delimiter
  • delimitate
  • delimitative
  • deliminate
  • delimiterless
  • delimitator
  • délimitation
  • delimitare
  • delimita
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