Where does “μετατοπίζω” come from?

μετατοπίζω (Greek) comes from French déplacer, 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.

μετατοπίζω (Greek): to move, to shift, to displace

Definitions

  1. to move, to shift, to displace

Ancestry of “μετατοπίζω”, step by step

μετατοπίζω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French déplacer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéplacerto move; To go around, to move about; To come...
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Greek τόπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτόποςplace, location, locality; space, room; soil,...
2Ancient Greekτόποςplace, location; topic; commonplace; position,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti