Where does “demen” come from?
demen (Haitian Creole) comes from French demain, from Old French demain, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
demen (Haitian Creole): tomorrow
Ancestry of “demen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 2 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 3 | Latin | de māne | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |