de foris
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dē (“from”) + forīs (“outside”).
Adverb edit
dē forīs (not comparable) (Late Latin, proscribed)
- from outside
- 5th century C.E., Cledonius (Grammatici Latini v.64.22–3)
- De intus et de foris uenio non possumus dicere quia praepositio aduerbiis numquam iungitur.
- We cannot say 'I am coming de intus or de foris' because prepositions never attach to adverbs.
- 5th century C.E., Cledonius (Grammatici Latini v.64.22–3)