- demise
[demise 词源字典]
- demise: see dismiss
[demise etymology, demise origin, 英语词源] - demise (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French demise, fem. past participle of démettre "dismiss, put away," from des- "away" (from Latin dis-) + Middle French mettre "put," from Latin mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Originally "transfer of estate by will," meaning extended 1754 to "death" because that's when this happens.