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Where does “delectate” come from?

delectate (Latin) comes from Latin delectatus, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

delectate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “delectate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelectatusdelighted, having been delighted, charmed, having...
2LatindelectoI delight, charm, please; dative masculine...
3Latindēliciō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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