Where does “reference” come from?
reference (Czech) comes from German Referenz, from French référence, from French référer, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “reference”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Referenz | reference |
| 2 | French | référence | reference; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | référer | to refer |
| 4 | Latin | referō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “reference”