Where does “Bauarbeiterdekolleté” come from?
Bauarbeiterdekolleté (German) comes from German Dekolleté, from French décolleté, from French décolleter, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
Bauarbeiterdekolleté (German): plumber's crack US, builder's bum UK
Definitions
- plumber's crack US, builder's bum UK
Ancestry of “Bauarbeiterdekolleté”, step by step
Bauarbeiterdekolleté traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dekolleté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dekolleté | cleavage |
| 2 | French | décolleté | low-cut; decapitated; cleavage |
| 3 | French | décolleter | to reveal the neck or neckline |
| 4 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 5 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via German Bauarbeiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bauarbeiter | construction worker, building worker, builder |
| 2 | German | Bau | building, construction; building site,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | bū | building |
| 4 | Old High German | bū | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būą | building, dwelling |