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Where does “desipiens” come from?

desipiens (Latin) comes from Latin desipere, from Latin desipio, 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.

desipiens (Latin): Be meaningless, out of mind, extravagate

Definitions

  1. Be meaningless, out of mind, extravagate

Ancestry of “desipiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindesiperepresent active infinitive of dēsipiō; to be...
2LatindesipioI am foolish , fool around, clown around
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “desipiens”

  • desipient
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