Where does “defalcabile” come from?
defalcabile (Italian) comes from Italian defalcare, from Romanian defalca, from French défalquer, from Latin dēfalcō, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
defalcabile (Italian): deductible
Definitions
- deductible
Ancestry of “defalcabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | defalcare | To deduct |
| 2 | Romanian | defalca | to divide in multiple parts |
| 3 | French | défalquer | to deduct; to recoup |
| 4 | Latin | dēfalcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |