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Where does “delecto” come from?

delecto (Latin) comes from Latin dēliciō, 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.

delecto (Latin): I delight, charm, please; dative masculine...

Definitions

  1. I delight, charm, please; dative masculine...

Ancestry of “delecto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “delecto”

  • dilettante
  • dilettantism
  • dilettanteism
  • dilettantish
  • delectate
  • delectatus
  • delectate
  • delectas
  • delectans
  • delectandus
  • delectaturus
  • condelectans
  • condelectaturus
  • condelectatus
  • condelectandus
  • delecta
  • condelector
  • diletante
  • dilettantescamente
  • cinedilettante
  • dilettantistico
  • dilettantisticamente
  • dilettevole
  • dilettevolmente
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