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demander.

to ask

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/də.mɑ̃.de/
  1. to ask

    transitive
    demander autour de soi
    J'ai demandé à la lune et le soleil ne le sait pas.
  2. to request

    transitive
  3. to wonder

    reflexive
    Elle s'est demandé ce qu'elle devait faire.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin demandāre Old French demander Middle French demander French demander Inherited from Middle French demander, from Old French demander, from Latin demandāre.

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