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