Where does “dietro” come from?

dietro (Italian) comes from Italian drieto, from Latin de retro, 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.

dietro (Italian): behind, at the back; with oneself; along; behind

Definitions

  1. behind, at the back; with oneself; along; behind

Ancestry of “dietro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandrieto—
2Latinde retrofrom behind
3Latindēof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dietro”

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