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Where does “demandi” come from?

demandi (Esperanto) comes from French demander, from Middle French demander, from Old French demander, from Latin demando, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

demandi (Esperanto): to ask, inquire, question

Definitions

  1. to ask, inquire, question

Ancestry of “demandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdemanderto ask; to request; to wonder
2Middle Frenchdemanderto ask
3Old Frenchdemanderto ask
4LatindemandoI entrust, commit
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “demandi”

  • kridemandosigno
  • pridemandi
  • demando
  • pridemando
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