Where does “detrimentum” come from?
detrimentum (Latin) comes from Latin dēterō, 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.
detrimentum (Latin): harm, loss, damage; defeat; detriment
Definitions
- harm, loss, damage; defeat; detriment
Ancestry of “detrimentum”, step by step
detrimentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēterō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēterō | to rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin deterere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | deterere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | detero | I rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp; I lessen,... |
| 3 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |