Where does “destilar” come from?

destilar (Portuguese) comes from Latin dēstillāre, from Latin dē-, 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.

destilar (Portuguese): to distill; to drip

Definitions

  1. to distill; to drip

Ancestry of “destilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēstillāre
2Latindē-of; from
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-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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