Where does “dementieren” come from?
dementieren (German) comes from French démentir, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
dementieren (German): to deny
Ancestry of “dementieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | démentir | to contradict, gainsay; to deny, refute; to belie |
| 2 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |