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Where does “indéfinissable” come from?

indéfinissable (French) comes from French définissable, from French définir, from Italian definire, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

indéfinissable (French): indefinable; nondescript; intangible

Definitions

  1. indefinable; nondescript; intangible

Ancestry of “indéfinissable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéfinissabledefinable
2Frenchdéfinirto define
3Italiandefinireto define, resolve
4Latindēfīniō—
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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