Where does “delapida” come from?

delapida (Romanian) comes from French dilapider, from Latin dilapidō, from Latin dis, from Latin dives, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

delapida (Romanian): to embezzle

Definitions

  1. to embezzle

Ancestry of “delapida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdilapiderto squander, waste, whittle away
2Latindilapidōto throw away, squander
3Latindisrich, wealthy; dative/ablative plural of deus
4Latindivesrich, wealthy; productive, fertile; talented
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “delapida”

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