Where does “demorer” come from?
demorer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin demoro, from Latin demorari, from Latin demoror, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
demorer (Anglo-Norman): to stay; to remain
Ancestry of “demorer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | demoro | — |
| 2 | Latin | demorari | present active infinitive of dēmoror; to tarry |
| 3 | Latin | demoror | I detain or hold up; I delay or linger |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |