Where does “desta” come from?

desta (Italian) comes from Italian destare, from Vulgar Latin deexcitare, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

desta (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “desta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandestareto wake up; to stimulate or agitate; to arouse
2Vulgar Latindeexcitarepresent active infinitive of *dēexcitō
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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