Where does “дилетантка” come from?
дилетантка (Russian) comes from Russian дилета́нт, from German Dilettant, from Italian dilettante, from Italian dilettare, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
дилетантка (Russian): female smatterer, dilettante; female amateur,...
Definitions
- female smatterer, dilettante; female amateur,...
Ancestry of “дилетантка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дилета́нт | smatterer, dilettante |
| 2 | German | Dilettant | amateur, dabbler |
| 3 | Italian | dilettante | amateur; dilettante |
| 4 | Italian | dilettare | to please, to delight |
| 5 | Latin | delecto | I delight, charm, please; dative masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |