Where does “rampartless” come from?
rampartless (English) comes from English rampart, from Middle French rempart, from Old French remparer, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
rampartless (English): Without ramparts
Ancestry of “rampartless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rampart | A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad... |
| 2 | Middle French | rempart | rampart |
| 3 | Old French | remparer | to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |