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Where does “delikatessebutikk” come from?

delikatessebutikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk delikatesse, from French délicatesse, from Middle French delicat, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

delikatessebutikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a delicatessen, or deli

Definitions

  1. a delicatessen, or deli

Ancestry of “delikatessebutikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdelikatessea delicacy
2Frenchdélicatessedelicacy; delicateness
3Middle Frenchdelicatdelicate
4Latindelicatusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,...
5Latindēliciae—
6Latindēliciō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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