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Where does “dirupare” come from?

dirupare (Italian) comes from Italian di-, from Latin dē-, 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.

dirupare (Italian): To fall headlong

Definitions

  1. To fall headlong

Ancestry of “dirupare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandi-di-
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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