Where does “predestinattiv” come from?
predestinattiv (Maltese) comes from Italian predestinativo, from Italian predestinare, from Latin praedestinō, from Latin destino, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
predestinattiv (Maltese): predestinative
Definitions
- predestinative
Ancestry of “predestinattiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | predestinativo | predestinative |
| 2 | Italian | predestinare | to predestine |
| 3 | Latin | praedestinō | to predestine or predetermine |
| 4 | Latin | destino | I bind, fasten, secure, fix; I establish,... |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |