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Where does “desmanteler” come from?

desmanteler (Middle French) comes from Middle French dés-, 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.

Ancestry of “desmanteler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdés-—
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 “desmanteler”

  • dismantle
  • dismantlement
  • dismantler
  • dismantleable
  • dismantlable
  • dismantlability
  • dismantleth
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