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Where does “delecta” come from?

delecta (Latin) comes from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

delecta (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “delecta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindelectoI delight, charm, please; dative masculine...
2Latindēliciō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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