Where does “deteriora” come from?
deteriora (Romanian) comes from French détériorer, from Late Latin deterioro, from Latin deterior, from Latin dēter, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deteriora (Romanian): to deteriorate
Definitions
- to deteriorate
Ancestry of “deteriora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | détériorer | to deteriorate |
| 2 | Late Latin | deterioro | — |
| 3 | Latin | deterior | worse |
| 4 | Latin | dēter | — |
| 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 |