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Where does “demain” come from?

demain (French) comes from Old French demain, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

demain (French): tomorrow

Definitions

  1. tomorrow

Ancestry of “demain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdemaintomorrow
2Latinde māne—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “demain”

  • après-demain
  • deman
  • demen
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