Where does “dope” come from?

dope (Ido) comes from Ido dop, from Italian dopo, from Latin de post, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dope (Ido): back, behind, aback

Definitions

back, behind, aback

Ancestry of “dope”, step by step

dope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido dop

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ido	dop	behind, after in place, back of
2	Italian	dopo	after, later; after; then
3	Latin	de post	after, behind
4	Latin	dē	of; concerning; about
5	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
7	Proto-Italic	posti	behind, after
8	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	after
9	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

via Ido e

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ido	e	Apocopic form of ed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →