Where does “demurrer” come from?
Demurrer comes from English demur, from Chinese 兒, from Latin demoro meaning to delay, with the suffix -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mere.
demurrer (English): A motion by a party to an action, for the...
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Ancestry of “demurrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demur | To linger; to stay; to tarry; To delay; to pause;... |
| 2 | Middle English | demure | grave, serious, modest |
| 3 | Old French | demore | — |
| 4 | Old French | demorer | to stay; to remain |
| 5 | Latin | dēmorō | — |
| 6 | Latin | demorior | I die; I depart |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |