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Where does “demander” come from?

demander (Old French) comes from Latin demando, 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.

demander (Old French): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “demander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindemandoI entrust, commit
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 “demander”

  • demand
  • demanding
  • undemanding
  • demander
  • demandant
  • demandable
  • demandingness
  • demandingly
  • demandest
  • nondemanding
  • overdemanding
  • nondemand
  • overdemand
  • redemand
  • counterdemand
  • undemandingly
  • undemandingness
  • demand characteristic
  • demandant
  • demander
  • demande
  • redemander
  • demandeur
  • demanda
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