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Where does “dertre” come from?

dertre (Old French) comes from Latin derbita, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Ancestry of “dertre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinderbitaa disease of the skin, impetigo
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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