Where does “demostrar” come from?
demostrar (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish demostrar, from Latin dēmōnstrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “demostrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | demostrar | to show, to demonstrate; to prove |
| 2 | Latin | dēmōnstrō | to show, demonstrate, prove |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |