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Where does “delicatamente” come from?

delicatamente (Italian) comes from Italian delicato, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

delicatamente (Italian): delicately; finely; softly

Definitions

  1. delicately; finely; softly

Ancestry of “delicatamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandelicatodelicate; frail; sensitive
2Latindelicatusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,...
3Latindēliciae—
4Latindēliciō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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