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Where does “dete” come from?

dete (Old French) comes from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dete (Old French): debt

Definitions

  1. debt

Ancestry of “dete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēbita—
2Latindēbitus—
3Latindēbeō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dete”

  • debt
  • debted
  • nondebt
  • debtholder
  • debtee
  • debtless
  • antidebt
  • debtlike
  • debt-ridden
  • megadebt
  • désendetter
  • endetter
  • dette
  • surendettement
  • désendettement
  • endettement
  • dette
  • dett
  • dette
  • debte
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