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
| 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- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “déployer”