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Where does “дебил” come from?

дебил (Russian) comes from French débile, from Latin dēbilis, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

Ancestry of “дебил”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdébileweak; dumb, stupid
2Latindēbilis—
3Latindēbeō—
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 “дебил”

  • დებილი
  • დებილობა
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