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Where does “dilettabilità” come from?

dilettabilità (Italian) comes from Italian dilettabile, from Latin delectabilis, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

dilettabilità (Italian): delightfulness

Definitions

  1. delightfulness

Ancestry of “dilettabilità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandilettabiledelightful, delectable
2Latindelectabilisenjoyable, delectable, delightful, agreeable
3LatindelectoI delight, charm, please; dative masculine...
4Latindēliciō—
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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