Where does “do” come from?

do (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian de, 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.

do (Ligurian): of the masculine singular

Definitions

  1. of the masculine singular

Ancestry of “do”, step by step

do traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ligurian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Liguriandeof; from
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Ligurian o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianothe
2Latinillumaccusative masculine singular of ille
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “do”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →