Where does “delicate” come from?
delicate (Romanian) comes from Romanian delicat, from French délicat, from Middle French delicat, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
delicate (Romanian): feminine plural nominative of delicat; feminine...
Definitions
- feminine plural nominative of delicat; feminine...
Ancestry of “delicate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | delicat | delicate |
| 2 | French | délicat | delicate |
| 3 | Middle French | delicat | delicate |
| 4 | Latin | delicatus | alluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,... |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciae | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |