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Where does “debilitare” come from?

debilitare (Latin) comes from Latin debilito, from Latin dēbilis, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

debilitare (Latin): present active infinitive of dēbilitō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of dēbilitō;...

Ancestry of “debilitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindebilitoI cripple or maim; I debilitate, unnerve, disable...
2Latindēbilis—
3Latindēbeō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “debilitare”

  • debilitate
  • debilitative
  • debilitatus
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