Where does “dilapidate” come from?
dilapidate (Italian) comes from Italian dilapidare, from Latin dilapidare, from Latin dis, from Latin dives, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
dilapidate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “dilapidate”, step by step
dilapidate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian dilapidare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dilapidare | To dilapidate, squander, waste or dissipate |
| 2 | Latin | dilapidare | to destroy with stones |
| 3 | Latin | dis | rich, wealthy; dative/ablative plural of deus |
| 4 | Latin | dives | rich, wealthy; productive, fertile; talented |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Italian dilapidato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dilapidato | past participle of dilapidare |