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Where does “derrenier” come from?

derrenier (French) comes from Old French derrain, from Vulgar Latin deretranus, 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.

Ancestry of “derrenier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchderrainfinal, last; last
2Vulgar Latinderetranusto hinder
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “derrenier”

  • dernier
  • avant-dernier
  • dernièrement
  • dernier
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