Where does “defenestratio” come from?

defenestratio (Latin) comes 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.

defenestratio (Latin): The act of throwing something or someone out of a window

Definitions

  1. The act of throwing something or someone out of a window

Ancestry of “defenestratio”, step by step

defenestratio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dē

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

via Latin fenestra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
2Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “defenestratio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →