Where does “décolleté” come from?
décolleté (Italian) comes from French décolleté, from French décolleter, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
décolleté (Italian): having a low neckline; A low neckline; cleavage
Definitions
- having a low neckline; A low neckline; cleavage
Ancestry of “décolleté”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | décolleté | low-cut; decapitated; cleavage |
| 2 | French | décolleter | to reveal the neck or neckline |
| 3 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 4 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |