Where does “de” come from?

de (French) comes from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

de (French): die; diced slice; thimble

Definitions

  1. die; diced slice; thimble

Ancestry of “de”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdeof; from
2Old Frenchdie
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “de

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós