Where does “detestare” come from?

detestare (Romanian) comes from Romanian detesta, from French détester, from Latin detestari, from Latin detestor, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

detestare (Romanian): detestation

Definitions

  1. detestation

Ancestry of “detestare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandetestato detest
2Frenchdétesterto hate, to detest to thoroughly dislike
3Latindetestaripresent active infinitive of dētestor; to curse;...
4LatindetestorI curse or execrate; I detest or loathe; I avert...
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti