Where does “delesta” come from?
delesta (Romanian) comes from French délester, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
delesta (Romanian): to unballast, to remove ballast from (a ship, balloon, etc.)
Definitions
- to unballast, to remove ballast from (a ship, balloon, etc.)
Ancestry of “delesta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | délester | to jettison ballast, remove ballast from; to... |
| 2 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |