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Where does “derein” come from?

derein (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin deretranus, 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.

derein (Old French): last; final

Definitions

  1. last; final

Ancestry of “derein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinderetranusto hinder
2Latindē—
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicposti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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