Where does “dé” come from?

dé (Irish) comes 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.

dé (Irish): smoke; puff, breath; glimmer

Definitions

  1. smoke; puff, breath; glimmer

Ancestry of “dé”, step by step

dé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dē

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

via Old Irish Dé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishDévocative/genitive singular of Día
2Proto-Celticdwīyūss—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dé”

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