Where does “дета́ль” come from?
дета́ль (Russian) comes from Serbo-Croatian детаљ//detalj, from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
дета́ль (Russian): detail, nicety
Definitions
- detail, nicety
Ancestry of “дета́ль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | детаљ//detalj | — |
| 2 | French | détail | detail |
| 3 | French | détailler | to detail; to retail |
| 4 | Old French | detailler | — |
| 5 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |