Where does “antirepeater” come from?
antirepeater (English) comes from English repeater, from English repeat, from Middle English repeten, from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
antirepeater (English): Any of several electrical or mechanical devices...
Definitions
- Any of several electrical or mechanical devices...
Ancestry of “antirepeater”, step by step
antirepeater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repeater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repeater | One who or that which repeats; A student... |
| 2 | English | repeat | To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;... |
| 3 | Middle English | repeten | to repeat |
| 4 | Middle French | repeter | — |
| 5 | Old French | repeter | to repeat; to say multiple times |
| 6 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |