Where does “dé” come from?

dé (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

dé (Spanish): of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner

Definitions

of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner

Ancestry of “dé”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Spanish	de	of; -'s
2	Latin	dē	of; concerning; about
3	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
5	Proto-Italic	posti	behind, after
6	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	after
7	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dé”

de
de
de
debuynas
deprisa
papel de lija
Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
debajo
de seguro
dela
de pronto
despacio
pimienta de Cayena
alambre de púas
dellas
delos
desas
destos
deste
di
de
allende
Davao de Oro
de-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →