Where does “deschirer” come from?

deschirer (Middle French) comes from Old French descirer, from Old French dé-, 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.

deschirer (Middle French): to rip up; to shred; to rip to shreds

Definitions

  1. to rip up; to shred; to rip to shreds

Ancestry of “deschirer”, step by step

deschirer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French descirer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdescirer
2Old Frenchdé-
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Old French eschirer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschirer

via Occitan esqinar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanesqinar

Words derived from “deschirer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti