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Where does “indécomposable” come from?

indécomposable (French) comes from French décomposable, from French décomposer, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

indécomposable (French): indecomposable

Definitions

  1. indecomposable

Ancestry of “indécomposable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécomposabledecomposable
2Frenchdécomposerto decompose, to break down; to factorize; to...
3Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
4Middle Frenchdés-—
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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