Where does “demanding” come from?
Demanding comes from Middle English -ing added to Latin demandō, from Latin de- combined with manus meaning "hand," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- or man-.
demanding (English): Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience;...
Definitions
- Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience;...
Ancestry of “demanding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demand | The desire to purchase goods and services; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | demaunden | To question; to request |
| 3 | Old French | demander | to ask |
| 4 | Latin | demando | I entrust, commit |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |