Where does “degeaba” come from?

degeaba (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, 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.

degeaba (Romanian): for nothing, for free; in vain

Definitions

  1. for nothing, for free; in vain

Ancestry of “degeaba”, step by step

degeaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian geaba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangeabauselessly
2Ottoman Turkishجاباgratis, free of charge, for nothing
3Arabicجَبَىto levy
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