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Where does “demonstrere” come from?

demonstrere (Latin) comes from Latin demonstro, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

demonstrere (Latin): second-person singular present passive...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present passive...

Ancestry of “demonstrere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindemonstroI show, demonstrate, prove; I point out; I draw...
2Latinde-de-
3LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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