de-

de- · prefix¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*de
2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
3. Proto-Italic*dē
4. Latindē
5. Latindē-
6. English todayde-

From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.

De- · prefix²

1. French · derived fromde“of, from”
2. English todayDe-

Words from the same roots