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Where does “demeurer” come from?

demeurer (French) comes from Latin dēmorārī, from Latin demoror, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

demeurer (French): to live, stay; to stay, to remain, to stop for a...

Definitions

  1. to live, stay; to stay, to remain, to stop for a...

Ancestry of “demeurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēmorārī—
2LatindemororI detain or hold up; I delay or linger
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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