Where does “delit” come from?
delit (Old French) comes from Old French delitier, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
delit (Old French): delight; pleasure; joy
Definitions
- delight; pleasure; joy
Ancestry of “delit”, step by step
delit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French delitier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | delitier | to delight |
| 2 | Latin | delecto | I delight, charm, please; dative masculine... |
| 3 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin dēlictum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēlictum | fault, offense, misdeed, crime, transgression |
| 2 | Latin | delictus | failed, having failed |
| 3 | Latin | delinquo | I fail in my duty; I am wanting, lacking; I... |
| 4 | Latin | linquō | to leave, quit, forsake, depart from |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | linkʷō | leave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |