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Where does “deminer” come from?

deminer (English) comes from English demine, from French déminer, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

deminer (English): One who removes explosive mines

Definitions

  1. One who removes explosive mines

Ancestry of “deminer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdemineTo remove explosive mines from
2Frenchdéminerto remove mines from
3Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
4Middle Frenchdés-—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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