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Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Latin prō-

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

Proto-Italic *moweō

Latin moveō

Latin prōmoveō

Latin prōmōtusbor.

English (pro)mote

English demote

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

transitive To lower the rank or status of. James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
transitive To relegate.