Where does “detritivoro” come from?

detritivoro (Italian) comes from Italian detrito, from Latin detritus, from Latin dēterō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

detritivoro (Italian): detritivorous; detrivore

Definitions

  1. detritivorous; detrivore

Ancestry of “detritivoro”, step by step

detritivoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian detrito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandetritodetritus; silt, alluvium
2Latindetritusrubbed away, worn away, worn out, having been...
3Latindēterōto rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Spanish detrito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdetritodebris, detritus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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