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Where does “indite” come from?

indite (Latin) comes from Latin indo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

indite (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “indite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinindoI put, set or place into or upon; insert,...
2Latin-dō—
3Proto-Germanic-dô—
4Siciliandi—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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