Where does “nondemonstrating” come from?
nondemonstrating (English) comes from English demonstrating, from English demonstrate, from Latin demonstratus, from Latin dēmōnstrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
nondemonstrating (English): Not taking part in a demonstration
Definitions
- Not taking part in a demonstration
Ancestry of “nondemonstrating”, step by step
nondemonstrating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demonstrating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demonstrating | present participle of demonstrate |
| 2 | English | demonstrate | to show how to use; to show the steps taken to... |
| 3 | Latin | demonstratus | shown, having been shown; proven, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | dēmōnstrō | to show, demonstrate, prove |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |