Where does “devizaja” come from?

devizaja (Romanian) comes from French dévisager, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

devizaja (Romanian): to stare at someone

Definitions

  1. to stare at someone

Ancestry of “devizaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdévisagerto peer at (someone's face), stare at (the face of)
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti