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Where does “deve” come from?

deve (Italian) comes from Italian dovere, from Spanish deber, from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “deve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandovereto owe; to have to do something; duty
2Spanishdeberobligation, duty; debt; should, ought
3Old Spanishdever—
4Latindēbeō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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