Where does “детектив” come from?

детектив (Kazakh) comes from Russian детекти́в, from Spanish detective, from English detective, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

детектив (Kazakh): detective

Definitions

  1. detective

Ancestry of “детектив”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдетекти́вdetective
2Spanishdetectivedetective
3EnglishdetectiveA police officer who looks for evidence as part...
4Englishdetectto discover or find by careful search,...
5Latindetectusuncovered, revealed, disclosed
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 pós
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