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Where does “dépouiller” come from?

dépouiller (French) comes from Old French despoillier, from Latin despolio, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dépouiller (French): to skin; to rob, despoil; to count ; to go...

Definitions

  1. to skin; to rob, despoil; to count ; to go...

Ancestry of “dépouiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdespoillierto strip; to get undressed
2LatindespolioI rob, plunder or despoil
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dépouiller”

  • dépouilleur
  • dépouillement
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