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Where does “devocion” come from?

devocion (Old French) comes from Latin devotio, from Latin dēvōtum, from Latin devoveo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

devocion (Old French): devotion

Definitions

  1. devotion

Ancestry of “devocion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindevotioThe act of devoting or consecrating; Fealty,...
2Latindēvōtum—
3LatindevoveoI vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark...
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 “devocion”

  • devotion
  • devotional
  • devotionally
  • devotionalist
  • nondevotional
  • devotionless
  • devotionality
  • misdevotion
  • indevotional
  • undevotion
  • pornographico-devotional
  • self-devotion
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