Where does “divera” come from?
divera (Macanese) comes from Portuguese deveras, from Portuguese dê, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
divera (Macanese): really, indeed
Definitions
- really, indeed
Ancestry of “divera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | deveras | rather; indeed |
| 2 | Portuguese | dê | dee |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |