Where does “de” come from?

de (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

de (Occitan): of; from; dee

Definitions

  1. of; from; dee

Ancestry of “de”, step by step

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

Words derived from “de”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →