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Where does “dévotement” come from?

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

dévotement (French): devoutly

Definitions

  1. devoutly

Ancestry of “dévotement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdévotdevout, godly
2Old Frenchdevot—
3Latindēvotus—
4LatindevoveoI vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark...
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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