Where does “devancier” come from?
devancier (French) comes from French devancer, from French devant, from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
devancier (French): precursor
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Ancestry of “devancier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | devancer | to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass; to arrive... |
| 2 | French | devant | confronted with, faced with; in front of, before;... |
| 3 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 4 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 5 | Old French | dé | die |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |