Where does “de” come from?
de (Translingual) comes from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “de”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 2 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 3 | Old French | dé | die |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |