Where does “definición” come from?

definición (Spanish) comes from Latin dēfīnītiō, 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.

definición (Spanish): definition; rules, statutes

Definitions

  1. definition; rules, statutes

Ancestry of “definición”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēfīnītiōdefinition; precise description
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

Words derived from “definición

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti