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Where does “de segunda” come from?

de segunda (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese de, from Old Portuguese de, 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.

de segunda (Portuguese): Of low quality; second-rate

Definitions

  1. Of low quality; second-rate

Ancestry of “de segunda”, step by step

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