Where does “devancer” come from?
devancer (French) comes from French devant, from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
devancer (French): to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass; to arrive...
Definitions
- to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass; to arrive...
Ancestry of “devancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | devant | confronted with, faced with; in front of, before;... |
| 2 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 3 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Old French | dé | die |
| 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 |