Where does “demissive” come from?
demissive (English) comes from English demiss, from Latin dēmissus, from Latin dēmittō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
demissive (English): downcast; submissive; humble
Definitions
- downcast; submissive; humble
Ancestry of “demissive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demiss | Humble, lowly; abject |
| 2 | Latin | dēmissus | dropped, lowered, downcast |
| 3 | Latin | dēmittō | to send or bring down, cause to hang or fall down; drop, flow, shed, sag, let fall |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |