Where does “deli” come from?
deli (Swedish) comes from English deli, from English delicatessen, from German Delikatessen, from French délicatesse, from Middle French delicat, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō — afterwards, post; by, at.
deli (Swedish): a deli (simpler restaurant selling lighter meals, for examples sandwiches and salads)
Definitions
- a deli (simpler restaurant selling lighter meals, for examples sandwiches and salads)
Ancestry of “deli”, step by step
deli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deli | A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready... |
| 2 | English | delicatessen | A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready... |
| 3 | German | Delikatessen | plural of Delikatesse |
| 4 | French | délicatesse | delicacy; delicateness |
| 5 | Middle French | delicat | delicate |
| 6 | Latin | delicatus | alluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,... |
| 7 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 8 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |