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Where does “decorticate” come from?

decorticate (Italian) comes from Italian decorticato, from Italian decorticare, from Latin decortico, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

decorticate (Italian): feminine plural of decorticato; second-person...

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of decorticato; second-person...

Ancestry of “decorticate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecorticatopast participle of decorticare; decorticated;...
2ItaliandecorticareTo decorticate; To hull
3LatindecorticoI remove the bark or peel; I decorticate
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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