Where does “demean” come from?
Demean comes from English mean, from Latin de and Latin dis-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, with the sense developing through Latin dominus.
demean (English): To debase; to lower; to degrade; To humble,...
Definitions
- To debase; to lower; to degrade; To humble,...
Ancestry of “demean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | demenen | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | demener | to lead |
| 3 | Old French | demener | to lead |
| 4 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “demean”