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Where does “deveir” come from?

deveir (Old French) comes from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, 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.

deveir (Old French): Alternative form of devoir; duty

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of devoir; duty

Ancestry of “deveir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deveir”

  • due
  • duty
  • duly
  • dew
  • undue
  • unduly
  • dutiful
  • overdue
  • deuce
  • dutifully
  • deuced
  • devoir
  • dutiable
  • bedewed
  • undutiful
  • honeydew
  • duteous
  • deucedly
  • dutifulness
  • dewberry
  • sundew
  • dewless
  • undutifulness
  • dewfall
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