Where does “demit” come from?

demit (English) comes from Latin dēmittō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

demit (English): To let fall; to depress; to yield; To relinquish...

Definitions

  1. To let fall; to depress; to yield; To relinquish...

Ancestry of “demit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēmittōto send or bring down, cause to hang or fall down; drop, flow, shed, sag, let fall
2Latindē-of; from
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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