Where does “REB” come from?

REB (English) comes from English rebel, from Middle English rebel, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis, from Latin rebellō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

REB (English): electronic warfare and related techniques,...

Definitions

  1. electronic warfare and related techniques,...

Ancestry of “REB”, step by step

REB traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English rebel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrebelA person who resists an established authority,...
2Middle EnglishrebelA sinner; A rebel; One who refuses to follow...
3Old Frenchrebellerebellious; rebel
4LatinrebellisThat makes war anew, waging war again; insurgent,...
5Latinrebellōto renew war, to wage war again
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Russian РЭБ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianРЭБacronym of радиоэлектро́нная борьба́
2Russianрадиоэлектронная борьбаradio-electronic combat

via Yiddish רב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishרבMister; ' Unpointed form of רבֿ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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