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Where does “-dô” come from?

-dô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Sicilian di, 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.

Ancestry of “-dô”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-dô”

  • -the
  • -ethe
  • -þe
  • hundteontigoþa
  • -oþa
  • -þa
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