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Where does “démesurément” come from?

démesurément (French) comes from French démesuré, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

démesurément (French): disproportionately, excessively; exorbitantly

Definitions

  1. disproportionately, excessively; exorbitantly

Ancestry of “démesurément”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdémesurévaulting, huge
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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