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Where does “delinquo” come from?

delinquo (Latin) comes 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.

delinquo (Latin): I fail in my duty; I am wanting, lacking; I...

Definitions

  1. I fail in my duty; I am wanting, lacking; I...

Ancestry of “delinquo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “delinquo”

  • delinquency
  • delinquent
  • delict
  • delictual
  • nondelinquent
  • predelinquent
  • delinquently
  • predelinquency
  • corpus delicti
  • juvenile delinquent
  • delicturus
  • delinquendus
  • delinquentia
  • delictor
  • delinquens
  • delictorem
  • delictum
  • delictus
  • delinquent
  • delincuente
  • delinquir
  • delito
  • delictivo
  • delincuencia
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