Where does “zeerus” come from?
zeerus (Dutch) comes from Dutch Rus, from Dutch rechercheur, from Dutch recherche, from French recherché, from French rechercher, from Old French recerchier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
zeerus (Dutch): sea rush, Juncus maritimus; walrus
Definitions
- sea rush, Juncus maritimus; walrus
Ancestry of “zeerus”, step by step
zeerus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Rus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Rus | Russian; detective |
| 2 | Dutch | rechercheur | police detective, police investigator |
| 3 | Dutch | recherche | criminal-investigation unit or department of a... |
| 4 | French | recherché | past participle of rechercher; sought-after |
| 5 | French | rechercher | to search for, to look for; to search again, to... |
| 6 | Old French | recerchier | to search; to look for |
| 7 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |