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Where does “detonare” come from?

detonare (Italian) comes from Latin dētonō, from Latin dē-, 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.

detonare (Italian): to detonate or explode

Definitions

  1. to detonate or explode

Ancestry of “detonare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “detonare”

  • detono
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