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Where does “derrotar” come from?

derrotar (Portuguese) comes from French dérouter, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

derrotar (Portuguese): to defeat; to ruin oneself

Definitions

  1. to defeat; to ruin oneself

Ancestry of “derrotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdérouterto reroute, derail; to set back; to disconcert
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-—
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 “derrotar”

  • derrotado
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