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Where does “démarche” come from?

démarche (English) comes from French démarche, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

démarche (English): A diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse;...

Definitions

  1. A diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse;...

Ancestry of “démarche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdémarchegait, walk; step, procedure, move, intervention;...
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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