Where does “Demontage” come from?
Demontage (German) comes from French démontage, from French démonter, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
Demontage (German): dismantling
Definitions
- dismantling
Ancestry of “Demontage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | démontage | taking down; removal |
| 2 | French | démonter | To dismantle, to take down; to remove, to take... |
| 3 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 4 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 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 |