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Where does “дилетантский” come from?

дилетантский (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.

дилетантский (Russian): amateur, amateurish, dilettante

Definitions

  1. amateur, amateurish, dilettante

Ancestry of “дилетантский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдилета́нт—
2GermanDilettantamateur, dabbler
3Italiandilettanteamateur; dilettante
4Italiandilettareto please, to delight
5LatindelectoI delight, charm, please; dative masculine...
6Latindēliciō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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