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Where does “descisco” come from?

descisco (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.

descisco (Latin): I free myself, withdraw, leave, defect, desert,...

Definitions

  1. I free myself, withdraw, leave, defect, desert,...

Ancestry of “descisco”, 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 “descisco”

  • desciscens
  • desciturus
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