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Where does “eterodimero” come from?

eterodimero (Italian) comes from Italian dimero, from Italian di-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

eterodimero (Italian): heterodimer

Definitions

  1. heterodimer

Ancestry of “eterodimero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandimerodimerous; dimer
2Italiandi-di-
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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