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Where does “dilettevole” come from?

dilettevole (Italian) comes from Italian dilettare, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dilettevole (Italian): delightful

Definitions

  1. delightful

Ancestry of “dilettevole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandilettareto please, to delight
2LatindelectoI delight, charm, please; dative masculine...
3Latindēliciō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dilettevole”

  • dilettevolmente
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