Where does “deveni” come from?
deveni (Romanian) comes from French devenir, from Old French devenir, from Latin dēveniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deveni (Romanian): to become
Definitions
- to become
Ancestry of “deveni”, step by step
deveni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French devenir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | devenir | future; to become; to come from |
| 2 | Old French | devenir | to become |
| 3 | Latin | dēveniō | to come down, descend; come from or to; arrive at (from somewhere), land at, reach |
| 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 |
via Latin dēvenīre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēvenīre | — |