Where does “delicat” come from?
delicat (Romanian) comes from French délicat, from Middle French delicat, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
delicat (Romanian): delicate
Ancestry of “delicat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | délicat | delicate |
| 2 | Middle French | delicat | delicate |
| 3 | Latin | delicatus | alluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,... |
| 4 | Latin | dēliciae | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “delicat”