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Where does “démontable” come from?

démontable (French) comes from French démonter, 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.

démontable (French): demountable, dismantlable, dismantleable, that...

Definitions

  1. demountable, dismantlable, dismantleable, that...

Ancestry of “démontable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchdémonterTo dismantle, to take down; to remove, to take...
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

Words derived from “démontable”

  • indémontable
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