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Where does “desmaier” come from?

desmaier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin exmagare, from Latin magare, from Frankish magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

Ancestry of “desmaier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexmagareto deprive of strength, to disable; deprive of...
2Latinmagareto enable; empower; to enable, empower
3Frankishmaganto be able, may
4Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
5Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “desmaier”

  • desmaio
  • desmaiar
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