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Where does “Remainer” come from?

Remainer (English) comes from English remain, from Middle English remainen, from Old French remanoir, from Latin remaneō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

Remainer (English): Someone who supports the United Kingdom remaining...

Definitions

  1. Someone who supports the United Kingdom remaining...

Ancestry of “Remainer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremainThat which is left; relic; remainder; That which...
2Middle Englishremainen—
3Old Frenchremanoirto stay; to remain
4Latinremaneō—
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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