Where does “in flagrante delicto” come from?

in flagrante delicto (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin dēlictum, from Latin delictus, from Latin delinquo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

Ancestry of “in flagrante delicto”, step by step

in flagrante delicto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dēlictum

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	dēlictum	fault, offense, misdeed, crime, transgression
2	Latin	delictus	failed, having failed
3	Latin	delinquo	I fail in my duty; I am wanting, lacking; I...
4	Latin	dē-	of; from
5	Latin	dē	of; concerning; about
6	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
8	Proto-Italic	posti	behind, after
9	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	after
10	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

via Latin flāgrō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	flāgrō	to burn, blaze
2	Latin	frāgrō	to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
3	Proto-Italic	frāgrāō	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰreh₂gro-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰreh₂g-	to smell

via Latin în

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
2	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
3	Proto-Italic	en	in
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Words derived from “in flagrante delicto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →