Where does “demers” come from?

demers (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, 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.

demers (Romanian): step, action towards a goal

Definitions

  1. step, action towards a goal

Ancestry of “demers”, step by step

demers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian mers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmerspast participle of merge; going, walking,...
2Latinmersusplunging
3Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
4Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →