Where does “Vendémiaire” come from?
Vendémiaire (English) comes from French vendémiaire, from Latin vindēmia, from Latin dēmō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Vendémiaire (English): The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23
Definitions
- The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23
Ancestry of “Vendémiaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vendémiaire | Vendémiaire the first month of the French Republican Calendar |
| 2 | Latin | vindēmia | a grape-gathering, vintage |
| 3 | Latin | dēmō | to remove, take away, subtract |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |