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Where does “remanant” come from?

remanant (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French remaindre, from Latin remaneō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

remanant (Anglo-Norman): present participle of remanoir; remnant;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of remanoir; remnant;...

Ancestry of “remanant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchremaindrealternative infinitive of remanoir
2Latinremaneō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “remanant”

  • remnant
  • remenant
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