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Where does “demorance” come from?

demorance (Old French) comes from Old French demorer, from Latin dēmorō, from Latin demorior, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

demorance (Old French): act of staying, of remaining

Definitions

  1. act of staying, of remaining

Ancestry of “demorance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdemorerto stay; to remain
2Latindēmorō—
3LatindemoriorI die; I depart
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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