Where does “debitar” come from?
debitar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese débito, from Latin dēbitum, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
debitar (Portuguese): to debit
Ancestry of “debitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | débito | debit; debt, indebtedness |
| 2 | Latin | dēbitum | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |