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Where does “devenir” come from?

devenir (French) comes from Old French devenir, from Latin dēveniō, 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.

devenir (French): future; to become; to come from

Definitions

  1. future; to become; to come from

Ancestry of “devenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdevenirto become
2Latindēveniō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “devenir”

  • devenir
  • deveni
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