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
- second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “deterere”, step by step
deterere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin detero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | detero | I rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp; I lessen,... |
| 2 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Latin terere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |