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Where does “delicat” come from?

delicat (Latin) comes from Latin delico, from Latin deliquare, from Latin deliquo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

delicat (Latin): third-person singular present active indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “delicat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindelicoI reveal or disclose; I clarify or explain
2Latindeliquarepresent active infinitive of dēliquō
3LatindeliquoI fail; fall short; I strain; strain off; to make...
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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