adverb
dē forīs
dē forīs (not comparable)
Meaning
- Late Latinnot comparableproscribedfrom outside
5th century C.E., Cledonius (Grammatici Latini v.64.22–3)
We cannot say 'I am coming de intus or de foris' because prepositions never attach to adverbs.
Origins
From dē (“from”) + forīs (“outside”).
Descendants
- Italiandifuori
- Frenchdehorsfrom Old French defors
- Franco-Provençaldefors
- Lombarddefò
- Lombarddafò
- Lombarddefeu
- Lombarddefeura
- Lombarddafeura
- Lombarddehó
- Piedmonteseëdfeura