Where does “demolițiune” come from?
demolițiune (Romanian) comes from French démolition, from Latin demolitio, from Latin demolior, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
demolițiune (Romanian): demolition
Definitions
- demolition
Ancestry of “demolițiune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | démolition | demolition (the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures) |
| 2 | Latin | demolitio | demolition |
| 3 | Latin | demolior | I demolish, tear down |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |