Where does “demob” come from?
demob (English) comes from English demobilize, from English mobilize, from French mobiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
demob (English): To demobilize; to release someone from military...
Definitions
- To demobilize; to release someone from military...
Ancestry of “demob”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demobilize | To release someone from military duty, especially... |
| 2 | English | mobilize | To make something mobile; To assemble troops and... |
| 3 | French | mobiliser | to mobilize |
| 4 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 5 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |