Where does “demonstrant” come from?
demonstrant (Polish) comes from German Demonstrant, from Latin demonstrans, from Latin demonstro, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
demonstrant (Polish): demonstrator
Ancestry of “demonstrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Demonstrant | demonstrator, protester |
| 2 | Latin | demonstrans | showing; proving |
| 3 | Latin | demonstro | I show, demonstrate, prove; I point out; I draw... |
| 4 | Latin | de- | de- |
| 5 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |