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Where does “delinquente” come from?

delinquente (Italian) comes from Latin dēlinquēns, from Latin delinquo, 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.

delinquente (Italian): delinquent, criminal; scoundrel, wretch; present...

Definitions

  1. delinquent, criminal; scoundrel, wretch; present...

Ancestry of “delinquente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēlinquēns—
2LatindelinquoI fail in my duty; I am wanting, lacking; I...
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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