Where does “dévorateur” come from?
dévorateur (French) comes from French dévorer, from Latin dēvorō, 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.
dévorateur (French): devouring
Definitions
- devouring
Ancestry of “dévorateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dévorer | to devour |
| 2 | Latin | dēvorō | to swallow, gulp down, or devour; enjoy |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |