Where does “destare” come from?
destare (Italian) comes 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.
destare (Italian): to wake up; to stimulate or agitate; to arouse
Definitions
- to wake up; to stimulate or agitate; to arouse
Ancestry of “destare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | deexcitare | present active infinitive of *dēexcitō |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |