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Where does “devar” come from?

devar (Ido) comes from Esperanto devi, from French devoir, from Italian dovere, from Spanish deber, from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

devar (Ido): to be obliged, have a duty ; should

Definitions

  1. to be obliged, have a duty ; should

Ancestry of “devar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodeviought; should; must
2Frenchdevoirduty; exercise, assignment; must, to have to,...
3Italiandovereto owe; to have to do something; duty
4Spanishdeberobligation, duty; debt; should, ought
5Old Spanishdever—
6Latindēbeō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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