Etymology

demote

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Today it means: To lower the rank or status of. Full definition →

English (pro)mote ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*moweō
  16. Latinmoveō
  17. Latinprōmoveō
  18. Latinprōmōtus
  19. English(pro)mote
  20. English todaydemote

From de- (“down”) + promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”).

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