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Where does “recherche” come from?

recherche (Dutch) comes from French recherché, from French rechercher, from Old French recerchier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

recherche (Dutch): criminal-investigation unit or department of a...

Definitions

  1. criminal-investigation unit or department of a...

Ancestry of “recherche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrecherchépast participle of rechercher; sought-after
2Frenchrechercherto search for, to look for; to search again, to...
3Old Frenchrecerchierto search; to look for
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “recherche”

  • rechercheur
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