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Where does “descrie” come from?

descrie (Romanian) comes from French décrire, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

descrie (Romanian): to describe; to depict; to delineate

Definitions

  1. to describe; to depict; to delineate

Ancestry of “descrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdécrireto describe
2Old Frenchdescrivreto describe
3Latindēscrībō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “descrie”

  • descriere
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