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Where does “demanda” come from?

demanda (French) comes from French demander, from Middle French demander, from Old French demander, from Latin demando, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

demanda (French): third-person singular past historic of demander

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of demander

Ancestry of “demanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdemanderto ask; to request; to wonder
2Middle Frenchdemanderto ask
3Old Frenchdemanderto ask
4LatindemandoI entrust, commit
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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