Where does “dema” come from?
dema (Old English) comes from French dème, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
dema (Old English): judge
Definitions
- judge
Ancestry of “dema”, step by step
dema traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French dème
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dème | deme |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Old English dēman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēman | to judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dōmijan | to judge, to deem |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmijaną | to judge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via West Makian ma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Makian | ma | third-person possessive pronoun, its |