Where does “nondemented” come from?
nondemented (English) comes from English demented, from English dement, from Latin demento, from Latin dēmēns, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
nondemented (English): Not demented
Ancestry of “nondemented”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | demented | Insane or mentally ill; Suffering from dementia;... |
| 2 | English | dement | insane, demented; An insane person, or one... |
| 3 | Latin | demento | I make mad or crazy, drive crazy; I bewitch; I... |
| 4 | Latin | dēmēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |