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Where does “dévot” come from?

dévot (French) comes from Old French devot, from Latin dēvotus, from Latin devoveo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dévot (French): devout, godly

Definitions

  1. devout, godly

Ancestry of “dévot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdevot—
2Latindēvotus—
3LatindevoveoI vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark...
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 “dévot”

  • dévotement
  • indévot
  • indévotement
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