Where does “repàs” come from?
repàs (Catalan) comes from Catalan repassar, from Catalan re-, 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.
repàs (Catalan): review, revision
Definitions
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Ancestry of “repàs”, step by step
repàs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan repassar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | repassar | to review, to revise |
| 2 | Catalan | re- | re-; Intensifier for adjectives and adverbs;... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French repas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | repas | meal, repast |
| 2 | Old French | repast | a meal |
| 3 | Old French | repaistre | to eat |
| 4 | Latin | repascere | — |
| 5 | Latin | pascere | present active infinitive of pāscō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | pasco | I feed, nourish, maintain, support; I pasture,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |