Where does “derrota” come from?
derrota (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese derrotar, from French dérouter, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
derrota (Portuguese): defeat; route
Definitions
- defeat; route
Ancestry of “derrota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | derrotar | to defeat; to ruin oneself |
| 2 | French | dérouter | to reroute, derail; to set back; to disconcert |
| 3 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 4 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |