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Where does “désuétude” come from?

désuétude (French) comes from Latin desuetudo, from Latin dēsuētus, from Latin dēsuēscō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

désuétude (French): obsolescence

Definitions

  1. obsolescence

Ancestry of “désuétude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindesuetudodiscontinuance of a practice or a habit
2Latindēsuētus—
3Latindēsuēscō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “désuétude”

  • desuetude
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