Where does “dekoltować” come from?

dekoltować (Polish) comes from Polish dekolt, from French décolleté, from French décolleter, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

dekoltować (Polish): to expose cleavage

Definitions

  1. to expose cleavage

Ancestry of “dekoltować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdekoltdécolletage
2Frenchdécolletélow-cut; decapitated; cleavage
3Frenchdécolleterto reveal the neck or neckline
4Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
5Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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