Where does “déployer” come from?
déployer (French) comes from Middle French desployer, from Old French desploier, from Latin deplico, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
déployer (French): to spread out, to unfold; to deploy
Definitions
- to spread out, to unfold; to deploy
Ancestry of “déployer”, step by step
déployer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French desployer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | desployer | Alternative form of desploier |
| 2 | Old French | desploier | — |
| 3 | Latin | deplico | I unfold; I explain |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Old French desploiier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | desploiier | to unfold |
| 2 | Old French | des | — |
| 3 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 5 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 6 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |