Where does “dementicare” come from?

dementicare (Late Latin) comes from Latin demento, from Latin dēmēns, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

Ancestry of “dementicare”, step by step

dementicare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin demento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindementoI make mad or crazy, drive crazy; I bewitch; I...
2Latindēmēnsout of one’s mind or senses: mad, raving, insane, crazy; more generally: foolish, reckless, distracted, infatuated
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Latin dementare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindementarepresent active infinitive of dēmentō;...

via Latin mens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmensmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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