Where does “demandingness” come from?
demandingness (English) comes from English demanding, from English demand, from Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin demando, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
demandingness (English): The state or quality of being demanding
Definitions
- The state or quality of being demanding
Ancestry of “demandingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demanding | Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience;... |
| 2 | English | demand | The desire to purchase goods and services; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | demaunden | To question; to request |
| 4 | Old French | demander | to ask |
| 5 | Latin | demando | I entrust, commit |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |