Where does “Remainiac” come from?
Remainiac (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.
Remainiac (English): One who opposes the idea of Brexit and wishes the...
Definitions
- One who opposes the idea of Brexit and wishes the...
Ancestry of “Remainiac”, step by step
Remainiac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English remain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remain | That which is left; relic; remainder; That which... |
| 2 | Middle English | remainen | — |
| 3 | Old French | remanoir | to stay; to remain |
| 4 | Latin | remaneō | to remain or stay behind |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English maniac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maniac | An insane person, especially one who suffers from... |
| 2 | French | maniaque | maniacal; maniac |
| 3 | Latin | maniacus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μανιακός | causing insanity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μανίᾱ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |