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Where does “delineamento” come from?

delineamento (Italian) comes from Italian delineare, from Latin dēlīneo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

delineamento (Italian): delineation, outline

Definitions

  1. delineation, outline

Ancestry of “delineamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandelineareto outline, to delineate
2Latindēlīneo—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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