Where does “decapaj” come from?

decapaj (Romanian) comes from French décapage, from French décaper, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

decapaj (Romanian): scouring, stripping (material from a surface)

Definitions

  1. scouring, stripping (material from a surface)

Ancestry of “decapaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécapagescouring, stripping
2Frenchdécaperto scour; to strip
3Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
4Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti