Where does “détail” come from?
détail (French) comes from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
détail (French): detail
Definitions
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Ancestry of “détail”, step by step
détail traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French détailler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | détailler | to detail; to retail |
| 2 | Old French | detailler | — |
| 3 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 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 Old French detail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | detail | — |
| 2 | Old French | detaillier | — |
| 3 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 4 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 5 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English detail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detail | Something small enough to escape casual notice; A... |