Where does “ddeċifra” come from?

ddeċifra (Maltese) comes from Italian decifrare, from Italian de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

ddeċifra (Maltese): to decipher, to decode

Definitions

  1. to decipher, to decode

Ancestry of “ddeċifra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecifrareto decode or decipher or work out
2Italiande-Denoting; Denoting subtraction of one or more...
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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