Where does “degaster” come from?
degaster (Old French) comes from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
degaster (Old French): to hurt; to damage
Definitions
- to hurt; to damage
Ancestry of “degaster”, step by step
degaster traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dé | die |
| 2 | Latin | dadu | — |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Old French gaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gaster | to waste; to destroy |
| 2 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
via Old French degast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | degast | — |