Where does “desde” come from?

desde (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese de, 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.

desde (Galician): since; from

Definitions

  1. since; from

Ancestry of “desde”, step by step

desde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese de

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

via Old Portuguese des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedessince
2LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →