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Where does “detego” come from?

detego (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.

detego (Latin): I uncover, take off; reveal, disclose, detect,...

Definitions

  1. I uncover, take off; reveal, disclose, detect,...

Ancestry of “detego”, 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 “detego”

  • detect
  • detector
  • detectable
  • undetectable
  • photodetector
  • detectability
  • multidetector
  • detectible
  • detectably
  • nondetectable
  • undetectably
  • autodetect
  • undetectability
  • indetectable
  • detecter
  • detectorist
  • subdetector
  • redetect
  • immunodetectable
  • detectibly
  • detecteth
  • immunodetect
  • detectograph
  • cryodetector
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