Where does “démonstratif” come from?

démonstratif (French) comes from Latin demonstrativus, from Latin dēmōnstrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

démonstratif (French): demonstrative

Definitions

demonstrative

Ancestry of “démonstratif”, step by step

démonstratif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin demonstrativus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	demonstrativus	designating; demonstrative
2	Latin	dēmōnstrō	to show, demonstrate, prove
3	Latin	dē-	of; from
4	Latin	dē	of; concerning; about
5	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
7	Proto-Italic	posti	behind, after
8	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	after
9	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

via Old French demonstrer

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	demonstrer	Alternative form of demoustrer
2	Latin	dēmōnstrāre	"to show; to prove"

Words derived from “démonstratif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →