Where does “monoderiva” come from?

monoderiva (Italian) comes from Italian deriva, from French dérive, from French dériver, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

monoderiva (Italian): Having a single fin

Definitions

  1. Having a single fin

Ancestry of “monoderiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianderivadrift; fin; centreboard
2Frenchdérivedrift; centreboard; first-person singular present...
3Frenchdériverto derive; to drift; to redirect, to divert
4Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
5Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti