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Where does “duete” come from?

duete (Middle English) comes from Middle English dewe, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

duete (Middle English): A charge, fee, or tax; a monetary sum one is owed...

Definitions

  1. A charge, fee, or tax; a monetary sum one is owed...

Ancestry of “duete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdeweAlternative form of dew; Alternative form of...
2Old FrenchdeüAlternative form of deu
3Latindēbēre—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “duete”

  • duty
  • dutiful
  • dutifully
  • dutiable
  • undutiful
  • duteous
  • dutifulness
  • undutifulness
  • dutybound
  • undutifully
  • duteously
  • dutied
  • unduteous
  • duteousness
  • nonduty
  • dutiless
  • nondutiable
  • dutyman
  • dutifuller
  • duty-free
  • dutyless
  • duty-free
  • duti
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