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Where does “desveloper” come from?

desveloper (Middle French) comes from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “desveloper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesveloper—
2Old Frenchvoloper—
3Vulgar Latinvuloppareto wrap
4Proto-Germanicwlappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “desveloper”

  • develop
  • developer
  • dev
  • redevelop
  • developable
  • codeveloper
  • redeveloper
  • overdevelop
  • developability
  • codevelop
  • undevelopable
  • underdevelop
  • nondevelopable
  • megadeveloper
  • predevelop
  • misdevelop
  • devkit
  • redéveloppement
  • redévelopper
  • développer
  • développement
  • développemental
  • développeur
  • developer
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