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Where does “Freecycle” come from?

Freecycle (English) comes from English recycle, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

Freecycle (English): To recycle by giving away an item for free; A...

Definitions

  1. To recycle by giving away an item for free; A...

Ancestry of “Freecycle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecycleTo break down and reuse component materials; To...
2Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
3Middle Englishre-—
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
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