Where does “definition” come from?
definition (Middle French) comes from Latin dēfīnītiō, from Latin dēfīniō, 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.
definition (Middle French): definition
Definitions
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Ancestry of “definition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēfīnītiō | definition; precise description |
| 2 | Latin | dēfīniō | to bound, set bounds to; to limit |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 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 |
Words derived from “definition”
- definition
- redefinition
- definitional
- typedef
- definitionally
- predefinition
- nondefinitional
- undefinition
- subdefinition
- counterdefinition
- misdefinition
- definitionless
- underdefinition
- daffynition
- overdefinition
- définition
- diffinicioun
- definitie
- définitionnel
- definisyon
- définitoire
- definitioneering
- definitionism
- metadefinition