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Where does “detalj” come from?

detalj (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

detalj (Norwegian Bokmål): detail; retail

Definitions

  1. detail; retail

Ancestry of “detalj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdétaildetail
2Frenchdétaillerto detail; to retail
3Old Frenchdetailler—
4Old Frenchdé-—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “detalj”

  • detaljhandel
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