Where does “autodefinirse” come from?

autodefinirse (Spanish) comes from Spanish definir, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

autodefinirse (Spanish): to define oneself, to self-proclaim

Definitions

  1. to define oneself, to self-proclaim

Ancestry of “autodefinirse”, step by step

autodefinirse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish definir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdefinirto define
2Latindēfīniōto bound, set bounds to; to limit
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Spanish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishyes
2Old Spanishgeto her, to it, or to him
3Latinillīfound in
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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