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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English demonstracioun, [[bor|fro|demonstration]] and directly from Latin dēmōnstrātiō, dēmōnstrātiōnem,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) from dēmōnstrāre, to point out, indicate, figuratively to prove (see [[demonstrate]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from dē-, entirely, and mōnstrāre, to point out, show (compare [[monster]]),^(Etymonline) which Etymonline traces to PIE *men-, to think.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|enm|demonstracioun]], [[bor|fro|demonstration]] and directly from [[la|dēmōnstrātiō]], dēmōnstrātiōnem,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) from [[m|la|dēmōnstrāre]], to point out, indicate, figuratively to prove (see [[demonstrate]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from dē-, entirely, and [[m|la|mōnstrāre]], to point out, show (compare [[monster]]),^(Etymonline) which Etymonline traces to [[ine-pro|*men-]], to think.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==