English
demoter
Demoter comes from Latin prōmōtus ‘propelled, advanced’, from moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmoveō‘to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, propel, advance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmōtus‘propelled, advanced’
- English1500–presentdemote
- Englishtodaydemoter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmoveō‘to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, propel, advance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōmōtus‘propelled, advanced’
- English1500–presentdemote
- Englishtodaydemoter
A compound of demote + -er
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
move, momentum, automobile, automotive, immobile, emotionless, 84 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
mobile, auto, remove, emotional, motor, mobility, emotion, remote, motive, mobilization, motivate, mobilize, removable, motif, mobilisation, mobilise, motility, motile, emote, 63 more
through Latin prōmoveō ‘to move forward, cause to advance, push…’
through Latin prōmōtus ‘propelled, advanced’
Today it means
noun One who demotes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / demoter