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Where does “dauber” come from?

dauber (Old French) comes from Latin dealbo, from Latin dē-, 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.

dauber (Old French): to whiten; whitewash; to provide with; to furnish...

Definitions

  1. to whiten; whitewash; to provide with; to furnish...

Ancestry of “dauber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindealboI whitewash; I plaster, parget; I purify, cleanse
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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