Where does “demerge” come from?

demerge (English) comes from English merge, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

demerge (English): To separate companies that were formerly...

Definitions

  1. To separate companies that were formerly...

Ancestry of “demerge”, step by step

demerge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English merge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmergeTo combine into a whole; To blend gradually into...
2Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
3Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink

via Latin demergo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindemergoI sink or submerge; I plunge into; I overwhelm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti →Every word from Latin mergō →