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Where does “defrico” come from?

defrico (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.

defrico (Latin): I rub off or down

Definitions

  1. I rub off or down

Ancestry of “defrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindē-—
2Latindē—
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicposti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “defrico”

  • defricans
  • defricaturus
  • defricatus
  • defricandus
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