Where does “de” come from?
de (Mauritian Creole) comes from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
de (Mauritian Creole): two
Definitions
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Ancestry of “de”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 2 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 3 | Old French | dé | die |
| 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 |