Where does “and(it)are” come from?
and(it)are (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ambitare, from Latin adito, from Latin adeō, from Interlingua deo, from French Dieu, from Middle French Dieu, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “and(it)are”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ambitare | present active infinitive of *ambitō;... |
| 2 | Latin | adito | I go to or approach often; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | adeō | so, thus, so much |
| 4 | Interlingua | deo | a god, deity |
| 5 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 6 | Middle French | Dieu | God Christian deity |
| 7 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 8 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |