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Where does “delicans” come from?

delicans (Latin) comes from Latin delicō, from Latin deliquo, 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.

Definitions

Ancestry of “delicans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelicō—
2LatindeliquoI fail; fall short; I strain; strain off; to make...
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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