Where does “decollare” come from?

decollare (Italian) comes from French décoller, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

decollare (Italian): to take off

Definitions

  1. to take off

Ancestry of “decollare”, step by step

decollare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French décoller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchdécollerTo take off; unstick; se décoller
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Italian collo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolloneck; collar; parcel, package; luggage

Words derived from “decollare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti