Where does “demonstrator” come from?
demonstrator (Romanian) comes from French démonstrateur, from French démontrer, from Middle French demonstrer, from Old French demonstrer, from Latin dēmōnstrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
demonstrator (Romanian): demonstrator
Definitions
- demonstrator
Ancestry of “demonstrator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | démonstrateur | demonstrator |
| 2 | French | démontrer | to prove, to demonstrate |
| 3 | Middle French | demonstrer | to demonstrate |
| 4 | Old French | demonstrer | Alternative form of demoustrer |
| 5 | Latin | dēmōnstrō | to show, demonstrate, prove |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |