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Where does “demento” come from?

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

demento (Latin): I make mad or crazy, drive crazy; I bewitch; I...

Definitions

  1. I make mad or crazy, drive crazy; I bewitch; I...

Ancestry of “demento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēmēns—
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “demento”

  • dementia
  • demented
  • dement
  • nondemented
  • pseudodementia
  • dementedly
  • antidementia
  • predementia
  • nondementia
  • dementation
  • dementor
  • dementedness
  • dimentia
  • dementialike
  • undemented
  • demency
  • dimensia
  • dementaturus
  • dementatus
  • dementandus
  • dementans
  • dementate
  • demento
  • dementia
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