Where does “dētineō” come from?

dētineō (Latin) comes 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.

dētineō (Latin): to hold or keep off or back, detain, check

Definitions

  1. to hold or keep off or back, detain, check

Ancestry of “dētineō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindē-of; from
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dētineō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →
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