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Where does “dilavare” come from?

dilavare (Italian) comes from Latin delavāre, 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.

dilavare (Italian): To wash away

Definitions

  1. To wash away

Ancestry of “dilavare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dilavare”

  • dilavamento
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