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Where does “deterere” come from?

deterere (Latin) comes from Latin detero, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

deterere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “deterere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindeteroI rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp; I lessen,...
2Latinde-de-
3LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “deterere”

  • detrimental
  • detriment
  • detrimentally
  • nondetrimental
  • anti-detriment
  • detrimentum
  • detrimental
  • détriment
  • detriement
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