Where does “deodorantstift” come from?
deodorantstift (Swedish) comes from Swedish deodorant, from English deodorant, 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.
deodorantstift (Swedish): a deodorant stick, a stick of deodorant
Definitions
- a deodorant stick, a stick of deodorant
Ancestry of “deodorantstift”, step by step
deodorantstift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish deodorant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | deodorant | deodorant |
| 2 | English | deodorant | Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |